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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
Greenwich 1897
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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Under this Act it is compulsory for the Medical Attendant
and the householder (in which the case occurs) to notify to the
Medical Officer of Health of the District immediately upon the
outbreak of any of the above diseases.
Reference to Table No. 8 will show the number of cases
reported during the year 1897.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Sewer Ventilators. During the past year I have received
complaints from all parts of the Parish respecting the smell that
arises from the Sewer Ventilators.
I have forwarded these complaints to the Medical Officer of
the London County Council.
In order to abate the nuisance there should be more
ventilators erected, and they should be carried up to a
considerable height, instead of being at ground level.
In one case this has been done, viz., in the Trafalgar Road,
near Christ Church, with considerable benefit to that locality.
The following houses have been either closed or demolished during the year, owing to their being unfit for human habitation :
| Iron Cottage, Black wall Lane | Closed on receipt of notices rather than have house repaired. |
|---|---|
| No. 68, Hoskin Street, East Greenwich (an old wooden house) | Demolished. |
| 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Skinners Row, Blackheath Road | Closed by order of the Magistrate. |
| Ye Olde House, Hyde Vale | Closed and repaired afterwards. |
| The Ferns, Hyde Vale, Conduit Vale House, Hyde Vale | Closed and demolished by owner's consent. |