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 26
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 22
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 55
Food stores provided or improved 1
Dustbins provided or renewed 33
Water supply improved or reinstated 49
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 22
W.C. pans cleansed 29
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 35
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 5
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 2
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 23
Additional W.C.'s provided 17
(b) General Environmental Public Health :—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 2,800
Drains repaired or renewed 68
New drains provided 7
New inspection chambers provided 12
Inspection chambers repaired 50
Soil pipes and vent, shafts repaired 12
W.C.'s repaired 16
W.C.'s cleansed 14
Cesspools emptied or repaired —
Urinals and latrines—cleansed or emptied 21
" —additional provided —
Stables, manure pits—cleansed 460
" repaired —
Animal nuisances abated 23
Offensive accumulations removed 69
Ditches and streams—cleansed 17
„ „ „ —pollution remedied 19
Smoke nuisances abated 73
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 15
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc.— contraventions
remedied 15
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 6
Tents, Vans and Sheds—nuisance abated —
„ „ „ „ —Removed —
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