Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden, UDC]
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TABLE No. 4.
DISINFECTION :- | |||||
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Rooms fumigated by Council's Employees | 804 | ||||
Cost of Articles disinfected | s. | d. | £286 4s. 8d. | ||
or destroyed | 163 | 19 | 0 | ||
Cost of disinfecting rooms | 122 | 5 | 8 | ||
DUST:— | |||||
Dust bins repaired | 54 | ||||
New bins provided | 32 | ||||
Moveable receptacles substituted for fixed | 58 | ||||
Periodical frequency of dust removals— | |||||
House to House weekly | |||||
No. of complaints of non-removal received | 101 | ||||
DAMPNESS :— | |||||
Roofs repaired, etc. | 56 | ||||
Guttering and rain pipes repaired, etc. | 72 | ||||
Gardens, areas, etc., levelled and drained | 147 | ||||
Yards paved and drained | |||||
Dry areas provided | 4 | ||||
Ventilation below floors provided | 12 | ||||
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED:— | |||||
Overcrowding | 21 | ||||
Smoke | 9 | ||||
Accumulation of refuse | 81 | ||||
Foul ditches, ponds, etc., and stagnant water | 15 | ||||
Pigs and other animals | 29 |