London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wimbledon 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Factories (P.) 218
Factories (N.P.) 47
Factories (Building sites) 18
Outworkers' premises 62
Shops Act 1950 202
Hairdressers and barbers 20
Diseases of Animals Acts 3
Petroleum (Consol.) Act 1928 216
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 1952 4
Noise Abatement Act 1960 79
Watercourses 61
Rodent control 4,244
Insect infestations 205
Refuse storage 128
Accumulations 346
Miscellaneous 487
16,587
RESULT OF SERVICE OF NOTICES.
(1) Legal Proceedings.
No legal proceedings to enforce compliance with Notices were instituted
during the year.
(2) Nuisances abated and defects remedied.
The following is a summary of nuisances abated and defects remedied under
the supervision of the Public Health Inspectors:-
Drainage and sanitary fittings.
Examined and tested 92
Reconstructed 58
Cleansed 64
Soil pipes and ventilation shafts repaired
or renewed 8
Inspection chamber covers renewed 8
Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 9
New W.C. pans provided 13
Water waste preventors repaired or renewed 16
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or
renewed 34
New glazed sinks provided 2
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or renewed 10
Gully surrounds repaired 6
Miscellaneous 24
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