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Woolwich 1910

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Table: TABLE XV A.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1910.

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TABLE XV A.

Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1910.

	St. Mary's and Dockyard.	River.	Burrage and Herbert.	Central and St. Margaret's.	St. Nicholas.	Glyndon.	Eltham.	St. George's.	Total.
PREMISES INSPECTED.
No. of Houses inspected, house to house	883	1021	986	1232	935	920	465	184	6626
,, Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated)	1881	1769	1938	1895	1610	1394	1090	368	11947
,, Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseasss and complaints	998	748	1152	1171	675	474	625	183	6026
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test	33	19	42	10	6	14	12	6	144
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water test	13	23	33	2	6	12	18	5	112
,, New Houses inspected for Water Certificates	2	15	6	6	..	1	79	..	109
NUISANCES ABATED—DRAINS.
Waste-pipes from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected	27	28	22	7	52	16	12	6	170
Choked and defective drains	52	97	64	24	76	32	45	21	411
Defective traps	12	8	18	2	3	8	10	2	63
Defective and unventilated soil pipes	2	6	2	5	1	..	4	1	21
W.C.'s.
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided	44	99	70	14	56	75	81	25	464
Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed..	90	82	52	67	102	40	46	20	499
Foul pans cleansed Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories & Workshops &c.	78	38	38	61	35	12	35	15	312
Do. do. dwelling houses	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
PREMISES.
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act	..	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	3
Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired	407	358	401	181	225	212	193	90	2064
Damp walls remedied	76	177	62	34	106	35	17	16	523
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired	84	58	80	25	74	52	57	17	447
Improved ventilation provided	4	7	14	1	41	22	9	3	101
Wash-houses without sink and outlets for waste water ..	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	4
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes	65	34	49	43	66	33	44	12	346
Dustbins supplied	102	105	109	62	75	46	59	27	585
Dung pits provided	..	..	7	..	1	2	1	..	11
Cases of overcrowding remedied	13	14	11	15	15	4	3	3	78
Deficient light—windows supplied, or enlarged, or other works	4	1	9		6		1	1	22
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes	41	9	7	20	5	..	16	6	104
ANIMALS.
Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance	5	4	6	3	9	• •	3	2	32
Accumulations of manure removed	20	22	6	2	19	5	20	3	97
WATER.
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes		5	1	5	33	_{# #}	7	,.	51
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied Insufficient supply, and water cut off by Water Board ..	17	7	1 12	5	4	2	7	5	1 59
Additional water supply for two or more families	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	3
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances	11	10	2	..	..	..	3	3	29
No. of smoke nuisances observed	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	2
Tents, Vans, &c._t inspected	..	..		5	18	..	25	..	48
Notices served with respect to tents and vans	..	..	..	1	8	..	3	..	12
Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public	91	49	72	147	20	57	42	50	528
Verminous rooms cleansed	19	58	18	28	6	6	3	5	143
Intimation notices served	534	505	534	260	490	394	254	118	3089
Statutory ,, ,,	100	21	93	22	162	86	46	11	541

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Table: TABLE XV A.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1910.