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

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Wembley 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Schools—sanitary conditions improved —
„ —urinals and W.C's cleansed or repaired 1
Markets—contraventions remedied 6
Noise nuisances abated 19
Dust nuisances abated 24
Effluvia nuisances abated 15
Wasps' nests destroyed 96
(c) Eradication of bed bugs:—
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently dis-
infested —
(ii) Number of other houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently dis-
infested —
(i) by hydrogen cyanide —
(ii) by liquid insecticides 3
Other vermin eradicated (not including rats and
mice or wasps) 17
Verminous articles destroyed —
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:—
Meat shops, stalls, etc.—premises cleansed 47
„ „ „ „ —other contraventions
remedied 46
Dairies—cleansed and distempered or painted —
„ —premises repaired —
„ —other contraventions remedied 5
Bakehouses — cleansed and distempered or
painted 20
„ —sanitary conditions improved 6
„ —other contraventions remedied 3
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