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Willesden 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. 4.
| DISINFECTION | ||||||
| Rooms fumigated by Council's employees | 365 | |||||
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 58 | |||||
| Cost of articles disinfected or destroyed | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 118 | 1 | 257 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Cost of disinfecting rooms | 139 | 0 | ||||
| DUST | ||||||
| Dust-bins repaired | 96 | |||||
| New bins provided | 56 | |||||
| Moveable receptacles substituted for fixed | 45 | |||||
| Periodical frequency of dust removal | House to house weekly. | |||||
| Number of complaints of non-removal received | 134 | |||||
| DAMPNESS:— | ||||||
| Roofs repaired, &c. | 47 | |||||
| Guttering and rain pipes repaired, &c. | 72 | |||||
| Gardens, areas, &c., levelled and drained | 176 | |||||
| Yards paved and drained | ||||||
| Surface adjoining houses paved | ||||||
| Dry areas provided | 3 | |||||
| Ventilation below floors provided | 5 | |||||
| SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED | ||||||
| Overcrowding | 28 | |||||
| Smoke | 5 | |||||
| Accumulation of refuse | 97 | |||||
| Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water | 26 | |||||
| „ pigs and other animals | 18 | |||||
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
Willlesden, 1897.
D. S. SKINNER,
Medical Officer of Health.