Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 29
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 35
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 57
Food stores provided or improved 7
Dustbins provided or renewed 16
Water supply improved or reinstated 38
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 23
W.C. pans cleansed 12
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 25
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 2
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 3
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 16
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 1,465
Drains repaired or renewed 87
New drains provided 26
New inspection chambers provided 10
Inspection chambers repaired 35
Soil pipes and vent, shafts repaired 22
W.C.'s repaired 36
W.C.'s cleansed 23
Cesspools emptied or repaired —
Urinals and latrines—cleansed or emptied 45
” ” ” —additional provided 5
Stables, manure pits—cleansed 350
” repaired —
Animal nuisances abated 16
Offensive accumulations removed 80
Ditches and streams—cleansed 6
„ „ „ —pollution remedied 14
Smoke nuisances abated 60
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 29
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc. — contraventions
remedied 12
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 4
Tents, Vans and Sheds—nuisance abated 1
„ „ „ „ —Removed 1
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