London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wembley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc. — contraventions
remedied 7
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 10
Tents, Vans and Sheds—nuisance abated 5
„ „ „ „ —Removed —
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 4
„ —urinals and W.C's cleansed or repaired —
Markets—contraventions remedied 20
Noise nuisances abated 30
Dust nuisances abated 8
Effluvia nuisances abated 31
Petroleum—stores improved 10
(c) Eradication of bed bugs:—
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 1
(ii) Number of other houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 25
(i) by hydrogen cyanide —
(ii) by liquid insecticides 25
Other vermin eradicated (not including rats and
mice) 85
Verminous articles destroyed —
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:—
Meat shops, stalls, etc.— premises cleansed 28
„ „ „ „ —other contraventions
remedied 48
Dairies—cleansed and distempered or painted —
„ —premises repaired -
„ —other contraventions remedied 3
Bakehouses — cleansed and distempered or
painted 4
„ —sanitary conditions improved 1
„ —other contraventions remedied 2
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