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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TABLE VIII.—
Sanitary Inspectors' Districts. | |||||||||
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St. Mary's and Dockyard. | River. | St. George's. | Central and Glyndon. | St. Margaret's and Herbert. | St. Nicholas. | Burrage. | Eltham. | Total. | |
PREMISES. | |||||||||
Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defective roofs repaired | 365 | 403 | 515 | 603 | 268 | 314 | 269 | 345 | 3082 |
Damp walls remedied | 104 | 60 | 119 | 62 | 81 | 25 | 55 | 102 | 608 |
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 166 | 143 | 145 | 152 | 72 | 16 | 78 | 98 | 870 |
Through ventilation provided | 62 | 37 | 71 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 250 | |
Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water | 26 | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | 43 | |||
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes | 98 | 60 | 125 | 115 | 80 | 39 | 70 | 46 | 633 |
Dustbins supplied | 27 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 70 | 34 | 43 | 26 | 269 |
Dung pits provided | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | ||
Cases of overcrowding remedied | 7 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 145 |
ANIMALS. | |||||||||
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | ||
Accumulations of manure removed | 7 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 82 | |
WATER. | |||||||||
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | 2 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 108 | |
Defective and foul rain water tanks remedied | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 34 | ||
Defective water pipes, rendering premises damp | 19 | 15 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 15 | .. | 6 | 140 |
Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Company | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 73 |