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Wimbledon 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
The arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the Borough are
adequate. The Corporation's Sewage Disposal Works is capable of taking
the whole flow of it, but a scheme for the completion of the modernisation
of the Works has not yet reached finality.
REGISTERED COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are no registered conmon lodging houses within the Borough.
INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT
The following is a summary of the complaints received and the visits made
during the year 1963:-
Complaints received
| General disrepair and insanitary conditions | |
| Dampness | 63 |
| Overcrowding | 23 |
| Defective drainage systems | |
| Blocked drainage systems | 219 |
| Defective drainage fittings | 32 |
| Defective W.C. pans and/or flushing apparatus | |
| Defective service water pipes | 8 |
| No water supply | |
| Absence of or defective dustbins | 18 |
| Accumulations of refuse, etc. | 66 |
| Rats and mice | 244 |
| Pigeons | 10 |
| Insect pests, etc. | 157 |
| Smoke nuisances | 52 |
| Unsound food | 106 |
| Noise | 24 |
| Miscellaneous | 69 |
| Smells and odours | 81 |
| 1,545 |
Vlsit3 made
Infectious diseases
Inquiries re cases of infectious disease 223
Miscellaneous 88
Housing
Dwelling houses (Housing Act) 153
Dwelling houses (Public Health Act) 1,956
Rent Act 1957 51
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