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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 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE XV.— continued.

TABLE XV.— continued.

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.
Underground rooms—not in accordance with Act--------2
Interiors cleansed, repaired, and defective roofs repaired3134092973932932062091982318
Damp walls remedied3542675668144938369
Paving in yards and washhouses repaired150110503460328739562
Through ventilation provided57223714184627185
Washhouses without sinks and outlets for waste water332644——655
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes6971618258677116495
Dustbins supplied21176182890333552871008
Dung pits provided4——4131—13
Cases of overcrowding remedied91218346141520137
Deficient light—windows supplied or enlarged or other works241562273212-118
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes23201072—3—65
ANIMALS.
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance-22284--18
Accumulations of manure removed143231684—986
WATER.
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes21118123316219113
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied4243239-27
Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Company7105135182666