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 Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 62—continued.
Premises Inspected. | Total. |
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Special Inspections re Rats | 72 |
Drains tested by Smoke Test | 77 |
Do. Water Test | 6 |
New Houses Inspected—Water Certificates | 230 |
Registered Houses | 433 |
Theatres, Cinemas, etc., | 38 |
Miscellaneous (Unclassified) | 3,492 |
Re-inspections | 12,297 |
TABLE No. 63.
Nuisances, etc., Abated. | Total. |
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Interiors Cleansed | 2,576 |
Damp conditions in houses remedied | 870 |
Defective Guttering and Rain Water Pipes | 701 |
Improved Ventilation | 335 |
Defective Roofs | 1,109 |
Deficient Light—Windows supplied or enlarged | 13 |
Paving in Yards and Washhouses Repaired | 615 |
Underground Rooms not in accordance with Acts | 8 |
Waste-pipes from Baths, Lavatories and Washhouses | |
Repaired or Disconnected | 112 |
Choked and Defective Drains | 255 |
Defective Traps | 30 |
Defective or Unventilated Soil Pipes | 8 |
W.C.'s Repaired—New Traps or pans provided | 192 |
Foul Pans Cleansed | 126 |
Flushing Apparatus Repaired or Renewed | 348 |
Additional w.c.'s provided to Dwelling Houses | — |
Do. Factories and Workshops | 3 |
Washhouses provided with Sinks | 6 |
Defective and Foul Cisterns used for dietary purposes | 8 |
Defective and Foul Rain-water Tanks | 8 |