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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE C.
DISINFECTION
| Rooms fumigated by Council's employees | 1486 |
| Cost of articles disinfected £ s. d. | £476 10 9 |
| or destroyed280 13 8 - | |
| Cost of disinfecting rooms 185 17 11 | |
| DUST:— | |
| Dust bins repaired | 26 |
| New bins provided | 87 |
| Movable receptacles substituted for fixed | 21 |
| Periodical frequency of dust removals— | |
| House to house weekly. | |
| No. of complaints of non-removal received | 167 |
| SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED | |
| Overcrowding | 19 |
| Smoke | 1 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 28 |
| Foul ditches, ponds, &c. and stagnant water | 9 |
TABLE C.
DISINFECTION
Rooms fumigated by Council's employees
1486
Cost of articles disinfected £ s. d.j
£476 10 9
or destroyed 280 13 8 j-
Cost of disinfecting rooms 185 17 11
DUST :—
Dust bins repaired ...
26
New bins provided ...
87
Movable receptacles substituted for fixed
21
Periodical frequency of dust removals—
House to house weekly.
No. of complaints of non-removal received
167
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED
Overcrowding
19
Smoke
1
Accumulation of refuse
28
Foul ditches, ponds, &c. and stagnant water
9