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 Public Health Department, 1909.
St. Mary's and Dockyard. | River. | Burrage and Herbert. | Central and St. Margaret's. | St. Nicholas. | Glyndon. | Eltham. | St. George's. | Total. | |
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PREMISES INSPECTED | |||||||||
No. of Houses inspected, house to house | 850 | 990 | 747 | 853 | 952 | 428 | 386 | 306 | 5512 |
„ Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated) | 1980 | 1811 | 1847 | 2134 | 1980 | 823 | 995 | 569 | 12139 |
„ Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints | 1138 | 821 | 1530 | 1381 | 1240 | 395 | 609 | 263 | 7377 |
„ Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test | 40 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 197 |
„ Houses where drains have been tested by water test. | 55 | 14 | 15 | 4 | ... | 22 | 23 | 3 | 136 |
„ New Houses inspected for Water Certificates | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 108 | ||
NUISANCES ABATED-DRAINS. | |||||||||
Waste-pipes from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected | 57 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 213 |
Choked and defective drains | 91 | 94 | 63 | 27 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 440 |
Defective traps | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 80 | |
Defective and unventilated soil pipes | ... | 3 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
W.C.'s. | |||||||||
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided | 124 | 112 | 60 | 26 | 44 | 61 | 39 | 29 | 492 |
Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed | 77 | 74 | 56 | 73 | 117 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 504 |
Foul pans cleansed | 45 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 197 |
Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories and Workshops, etc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Do. do. dwelling houses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
PREMISES. | |||||||||
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired | 401 | 442 | 320 | 162 | 205 | 174 | 136 | 117 | 1957 |
Damp walls remedied | 89 | 138 | 44 | 29 | 72 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 450 |
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 133 | 66 | 87 | 29 | 79 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 497 |
Improved ventilation provided | 4 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 120 |
Wash-houses without sink and outlets for waste water | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes | 92 | 48 | 43 | 51 | 69 | 26 | 52 | 12 | 393 |
Dustbins supplied | 166 | 144 | 94 | 62 | 90 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 681 |
Dung pits provided | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||
Cases of overcrowding remedied | 17 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 97 |
Deficient light—windows supplied, or enlarged, or other works | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes | 31 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 7 | l2 | 100 |
ANIMALS. | |||||||||
Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | 20 |
Accumulations of manure removed | 29 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 106 |
WATER. | |||||||||
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 35 | ... | 4 | ... | 43 |
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Insufficient supply, and water cut off by Water Board | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 31 | ||
Additional water supply for two or more families | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 30 |
MISCELLANEOUS. | |||||||||
No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ... | 2 | 2 | 31 | |
No. of smoke nuisances observed | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Tents, Vans, etc., inspected | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 18 | ... | 27 |
Notices served with respect to tents and vans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 |
Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public | 87 | 34 | 93 | 197 | 72 | .... | 34 | 15 | 532 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 17 | 76 | 19 | 22 | 8 | ... | 11 | 6 | 159 |
Intimation notices served | 707 | 610 | 446 | 259 | 491 | 214 | 68 | 196 | 2991 |
Statutory „ „ | 102 | 89 | 88 | 54 | 154 | 5 1 | 13 | 45 | 550 |