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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Overcrowding Investigated—Rooms | 278 |
Underground Rooihs Illegally Occupied | 2 |
Drainage Inspections | 422 |
Drains tested by Smoke Test | 183 |
Drains Tested by Water Test | 25 |
New Houses | 373 |
Tents and Vans | 19 |
Factories | 257 |
Workshops | 572 |
Work Places | 48 |
Theatres and Cinemas | 6 |
Rag and Bone Premises | 41 |
Urinals Accessible to the Public | 267 |
Women's Lavatories | 187 |
Smoke Observations | 20 |
Special Inspections re Rats | 149 |
Inspections re Mosquitoes | 87 |
Miscellaneous (Unclassified) | 1,128 |
Re-inspections ... | 13,176 |
TABLE No. 25.
Nuisances Abated.
Cleansing:— | |
Interiors Cleansed | 1,605 |
Rooms Cleansed | 3,434 |
Damp Conditions:— | |
Walls | 740 |
Sites | 8 |
Roofs | 1,316 |
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 690 |
Others | 70 |
Dilapidations:— | |
Walls | 637 |
Ceilings | 533 |
Floors and Hearths | 333 |
Coppers | 176 |
Stoves | 198 |