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 XV.
Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Public Health Department
for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1902.
St. Mary's and Dockyard. | River. | St. George's. | Central and Glyndon. | St. Margaret's and Herbert. | St. Nicholas. | Burrage and Registered Houses. | Eltham. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PREMISES INSPECTED. | |||||||||
No. of Houses inspected, house to house | 741 | 415 | 613 | 1014 | 522 | 597 | 238 | 386 | 4526 |
Re-inspections after service of notice | 1735 | 1860 | 1638 | 1684 | 1743 | 1900 | 1230 | 1906 | 13696 |
,, Houses and Premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints | 1094 | 1240 | 507 | 1875 | 1866 | 2143 | 1164 | 1067 | 10956 |
„ Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test | 40 | 47 | 20 | 31 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 70 | 287 |
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water | 66 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 76 | 266 |
,, New Houses inspected for certificates | 7 | 57 | - | 12 | 245 | 303 | - | 296 | 920 |
NUISANCES ABATED—Drains. | |||||||||
Waste pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-house sinks repaired or disconnected | 127 | 18 | - | 20 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 247 |
Choked and defective drains | 176 | 144 | 31 | 37 | 96 | 46 | 36 | 127 | 693 |
Defective traps | 54 | 63 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 | - | 186 |
Defective and unventilated soil pipes | 17 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 126 |
W.C.'s. | |||||||||
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired | 244 | 205 | 44 | 35 | 56 | 27 | 147 | 60 | 818 |
Water supply apparatus repaired | 115 | 112 | 52 | 77 | 110 | 63 | 57 | 40 | 626 |
Foul pans cleansed | 10 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 120 |
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