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Wimbledon 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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laid in alkathene tubing. Samples taken after completion of this work
indicated that no lead was present. Subsequent samples have proved
satisfactory.
All other samples of water proved chemically satisfactory.
inspection of the District.
The following is a summary of the complaints received and the visits made during the year 1958 :—
| General disrepair and insanitary conditions | 262 |
| Dampness | 157 |
| Overcrowding | 25 |
| Defective drainage systems | 32 |
| Blocked drainage systems | 111 |
| Defective drainage fittings | 29 |
| Defective W.C. pans and/or flushing apparatus | 40 |
| Defective service water pipes | 15 |
| Absence of or defective dustbins | 57 |
| Accumulations of refuse, etc | 43 |
| Rats and mice | 247 |
| Insect pests, etc | 95 |
| Smoke nuisances | 40 |
| Unsound food | 131 |
| Miscellaneous | 120 |
| 1,404 | |
| Inquiries re cases of infectious disease | 228 |
| Visits re disinfection | 44 |
| Miscellaneous | 137 |
| Dwelling houses (Housing Act) | 243 |
| Dwelling houses (Public Health Act) | 1,652 |
| Rent Act, 1957 | 342 |
| Overcrowding | 79 |
| Underground rooms | 95 |
| Tents, vans, etc | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 327 |
| Dairies and milk distributors | 21 |
| Ice-cream premises | 85 |
| Bakehouses | 24 |
| Butchers' shops | 92 |
| Meat preparation premises | 22 |
| Fish shops | 36 |
| Fried fish shops | 6 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 121 |