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

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Wembley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Passages and staircases redecorated 7
Staircases repaired 5
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 21
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 24
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 37
Food stores provided or improved 2
Dustbins provided or renewed 15
Water supply improved or reinstated 38
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 15
W.C. pans cleansed 2
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 27
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 6
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 1
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 23
(b) General Environmental Public Health :—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 1,615
Drains repaired or renewed 74
New drains provided 21
New inspection chambers provided 25
Inspection chambers repaired 24
Soil pipes and vent, shafts repaired
W.C.'s repaired 20
W.C.'s cleansed
Cesspools emptied or repaired —
Urinals and latrines—cleansed or emptied 26
" —additional provided —
Stables, manure pits—cleansed 1
" repaired
Animal nuisances abated
Offensive accumulations removed 57
Ditches and streams—cleansed
„ „ „ —pollution remedied 13
Smoke nuisances abated 25
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 17
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc. — contraventions
remedied
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied
36