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. A
Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices Served and General Work of the Public Health Department for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1903.
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 and Registered Houses. | Eltham. | Total. | |
PREMISES INSPECTED. No. of Houses inspected, house to house | 748 | 551 | 857 | 884 | 762 | 1048 | 975 | 398 | 6223 |
„ Re-inspections after service of notice | 2020 | 2104 | 1460 | 1960 | 1985 | 1870 | 1044 | 1560 | 14003 |
„ Houses and Premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints | 795 | 1039 | 457 | 1105 | 1210 | 1267 | 1097 | 821 | 7791 |
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test | 40 | 25 | 21 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 34 | 264 |
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water | 86 | 61 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 264 |
,, New Houses inspected for Certificates | 4 | 80 | 40 | 12 | 136 | 188 | — | 169 | 629 |
NUISANCES ABATED—DRAINS. Waste Pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-house sinks repaired or disconnected | 129 | 60 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 368 |
Choked and defective drains | 186 | 146 | 37 | 85 | 117 | 47 | 27 | 77 | 722 |
Defective Traps.. | 52 | 55 | 28 | 68 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 255 |
Defective and unventilated soil pipes | 52 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 124 |
W.C.'s W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided, fittings repaired | 162 | 185 | 117 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 87 | 69 | 813 |
Water supply apparatus repaired | 91 | 100 | 31 | 89 | 112 | 186 | 68 | 42 | 719 |
Foul pans cleansed | 6 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 179 |
Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories and Workshops, &c. | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 |