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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: Table XV. B SUMMARY OP WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR.

Table XV. B SUMMARY OP WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR.

Premises Inspected1130
New Buildings Inspected136
Ditches Cleansed11
Defective Combined Drains Investigated and Reported on28
Number of Houses referred to in such Combined Drains152
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses Inspections35
Complaints Investigated167
Attendances at Police Court32
MISCELLANEOUS, INCLUDING WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR, DISTRICT INSPECTORS, and CLERKS.
Number of Cases of Inattention to Notices reported to Town Clerk for Proceedings101
Summonses at Police Court, after Inattention to Town Clerk's letter17
Bakehouses Inspected and Cleansed twice during the year64
Number of Houses Disinfected after Infectious Disease744
Letters received3940
„ written3141
Notifications received844
Certificates issued after Disinfection1626
,, of Infectious Disease forwarded to Schools850
Complaints of Sanitary Defects493
,, of Non-removal of Dust, viz. Woolwich21
Plumstead38
Eltham11
Smoke Nuisances—Observations25
Written Intimation Notices3631
Statutory Notices513

Table: PARTICULARS OF OUT-WORKERS' LISTS.

PARTICULARS OF OUT-WORKERS' LISTS.

Lists Received.No. of Lists from Local Employers.No. of Outworkers on Local Lists.No. of Lists from Outside Employers.No. of Outworkers on Outside Employers' Lists.Total No. of Lists received.Total No. of Outworkers.
February4823472943263
August41205113152236