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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Woolwich 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE NO,8-NUISANCES ABATED

TABLE NO,8-NUISANCES ABATED

Dirty conditions remedied121Ceilings repaired or renewed33
Roofs repaired134
Gutters, rainwater pipes, etc, repaired or renewed105Lighting and ventilation defects remedied274
Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied276Areas and yards paved or repaired19
Fireplaces, hearths, flues etc. repaired or renewed18Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc. repaired or renewed65
Floors, skirting and other woodwork71Drains cleansed318
Drains repaired or reconstructed69
Water closets cleansed and repaired38
Dustbins provided19
Water closet pans and traps fixed11Other dilapidations remedied167
Water closet seats repaired or renewed18Foul accumulationsremoved.39
Water supply defects remedied177Houses repaired following informal action585
Windows repaired or renewed197Houses repaired following formal action249
Walls repaired or renewed358

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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936-LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
It was not found necessary during the course of the year to
institute legal proceedings under the provisions of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936 in order to enforce the requirements of
the various statutory notices served.
WATER SUPPLY
By the end of the year under review, it was estimated that
the number of occupied dwellings in the Borough totalled 46,172.
The domestic water supply to all the dwellings in the area is
provided by the Metropolitan Water Board,
Bacteriological and chemical tests, including those for
radioactivity, are carried out by the Metropolitan Water Board
and the results of the various tests are forwarded to the Council
at regular intervals. The water in this area is not subject to
plumbo-solvent action.
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