[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden] page 36

Willesden 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table 32

Summary of nuisances abated and of Improvements Effected Water supply and water service

	1962	1961
New cisterns provided	4	7
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc.	18	12
Draw taps placed on mains	2	3
Drainage and Sewerage
Water closets:
Repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved	176	169
New closets built	—	8
Provided with better ventilation	10	5
Drains:
Examined, tested, ex nosed, etc.	339	386
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc.	271	275
New soilpipes or vent shafts fixed	18	13
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted	28	23
Reconstructed	21	33
New manhole covers	34	34
Soilpipes or vent shaftes repaired	43	52
Other Defects
Smoke nuisances	8	5
Accumulation of refuse	142	142
Fowls, pigs, etc., kept in an insanitary condition	5	2
Dampness	357	345
Yards and forecourts paved, repaved or repaired	57	61
Walls and ceilings cleansed	79	69
Verminous rooms disinfested	145	218
Leaky roofs made watertight	477	464
Additional ventilation provided under floors	15	12
Dilapidated plaster repaired	472	499
Flooring and other woodwork repaired	215	219
Damp proof courses inserted	7	14
Water supply reinstated	24	24
Wash house floors repaired or repaved	12	24
Fireplaces and stoves repaired	40	59
Decayed brickwork repaired and repointed	146	148
Sinks provided or replaced	43	52
Additional light and ventilation to staircase	—	2
Gutters and /or rainwater pipes repaired or renewed	388	315
Larders or food cupboards ventilated or provided	4	—
New sashcords and glass provided to doors and windows	462	461
Miscellaneous	200	165
Total nuisances abated	4,262	4.320

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DISINFESTATION

Table 33

(a)	Verminous premises:*
	Council properties	20
	Private properties	53
	Total	73
(b)	Verminous rooms:*
	Council properties	42
	Private properties	103
	Total	145
*Some rooms are treated more than once.
(c)	Clothing and bedding materials:
	(i) disinfested	16
	(ii) disinfected	3
(d)	Miscellaneous:
(d)	Ants	6
	Earwigs	2
	Bluebottles	1