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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Walls | 788 |
Sites | 4 |
Roofs | 1,062 |
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 698 |
Others | 21 |
Dilapidations— | |
Walls | 693 |
Ceilings | 520 |
Floors and Hearths | 321 |
Coppers | 174 |
Stoves | 183 |
Verminous Conditions— | |
Rooms Cleansed | 264 |
Defective Lighting— | |
Windows Repaired | 56 |
,, Enlarged | 6 |
„ Additional | — |
Defective Ventilation— | |
Windows Rendered Usable | 543 |
„ Additional Provided | 6 |
Other Means | 11 |
Defective Paving— | |
Yards Re-paved | 106 |
„ Repaired | 144 |
Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired | 113 |
House Drains— | |
Defective Drains Repaired | 86 |
Choked Drains Cleared | 249 |
Vent Pipes Repaired | 22 |
Soil Pipes Repaired | 13 |
Gullies Fixed | 53 |
New Drainage | 3 |