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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XV. A—
| Sanitary Inspectors' Districts. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired | 249 | 366 | 430 | 336 | 343 | 374 | 387 | 226 | 2711 |
| Damp walls remedied | 88 | 53 | 51 | 106 | 111 | 78 | 47 | 46 | 580 |
| Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 112 | 108 | 72 | 195 | 103 | 41 | 67 | 29 | 727 |
| Through ventilation provided | 17 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 23 | 142 |
| Wash-houses without sinks and outlets for waste water | 26 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | — | 61 |
| Defective guttering and rain water pipes | 57 | 116 | 65 | 120 | 65 | 111 | 59 | 8 | 601 |
| Dustbins supplied | 36 | 100 | 116 | 142 | 96 | 90 | 57 | 71 | 708 |
| Dung pits provided | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| Cases of overcrowding remedied | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 126 |
| Deficient light—windows supplied or enlarged or other works | 43 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 108 |
| Dampness in premises from defective water pipes | 5 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 103 |
| ANIMALS. Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 15 |
| Accumulations of manure removed.. | 5 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 76 |
| WATER. Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 7 | — | 70 |
| Defective and foul rainwater tanks remedied | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 | — | 37 |
| Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Company | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | 61 |
| Smoke observations | — | 5 | 119 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 133 |
| Tents, wans, &c., inspected | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 12 |
N.B.—The Inspectors of St. George's and Eltham Wards also worked in River and Dockyard Wards.