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 Greenwich Borough]
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Other Improvements
Houses generally repaired | 90 |
Rooms cleansed and repaired | 570 |
Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 13 |
Venninous rooms cleansed | 99 |
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 565 |
Dampness abated | 500 |
Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 233 |
Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 207 |
Stoves and fireplaces | 106 |
Washing coppers repaired or provided | 9 |
Floors repaired | 255 |
Provision for storage of food | 24 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 940 |
Other Nuisances Abated | |
Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | 1 |
Overcrowding abated | 51 |
Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 1 |
Dung receptacles provided | |
Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 44 |
Rat infestation abated | 195 |
Smoke Nuisances | |
Observations | 597 |
Statutory Notices served (Sects. 147 and 148) | |
Notices, Etc. | |
Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 838 |
Statutory Notices served | 183 |
Houses rendered fit by informal action | 106 |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Premises | Offence | Result of Proceedings |
---|---|---|
236 Creek Rd. | Non-compliance with Statutory Notice | Summons withdrawn on payment of 3/- costs. |
270 Creek Rd. | 11 | 11 |
22 Elverson Rd. | 11 | Summons withdrawn on payment of 5/- costs. |
61 Eversley Rd. | 11 | Summons withdrawn on payment of 3/- costs |
34 Fingal St. | 11 | 11 |
2 Humber Rd. | 11 | 11 |
690 Woolwich Rd. | 11 | Order for work to be executed within 28 days. £2/2/- costs |