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Woolwich 1911

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Table: TABLE XV a.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1911.

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TABLE XV a.

Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1911.

	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	787	1215	803	1153	802	666	242	224	5892
,, Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated)	1665	1840	1839	1900	1896	1206	964	526	11836
,, Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints	978	625	1139	1146	1094	540	722	302	6546
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test	34	32	48	14	12	24	15	8	187
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water test	22	8	27	2	2	12	24	12	109
,, New Houses inspected for Water Certificates	..	..	..	5	6	..	84	..	95
NUISANCES ABATED—DRAINS.
Waste-pipe from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected	36	39	19	8	29	6	5	14	156
Choked and defective drains	68	95	91	17	52	38	26	27	414
Defective traps	14	95	11	2	3	10	11	7	153
Defective and unventilated soil pipes	..	4	5	5	1		5	3	23
W.C.'s.
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided	36	65	49	18	39	47	28	35	317
Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed	89	59	48	46	77	41	21	30	411
Foul pans cleansed	67	31	35	68	30	11	20	17	279
Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories & Workshops, &c.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Do. do. dwelling houses	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
PREMISES.
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act	5	4	3		2	..	..	..	14
Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired	420	560	419	140	182	195	86	135	2137
Damp walls remedied	103	241	72	25	87	30	19	23	600
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired	64	84	48	11	45	40	29	19	340
Improved ventilation provided	5	44	5	..	7	23	7	3	94
Wash-houses without sink and outlets for waste water	..	..	..	1	• •	..	..	1	2
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes	69	29	37	40	40	36	20	13	284
Dustbins supplied	113	109	75	62	61	32	22	42	516
Dung pits provided	..	..	4	1	2	1	..	..	8
Cases of overcrowding remedied	26	18	14	11	19	2	3	4	97
Deficient light—windows supplied, or enlarged, or other works	9	18	18	..	8	..	..	3	56
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes	25	4	9	19	7	..	4	3	71
ANIMALS.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance	3	..	5	4	8	..	4	..	24
Accumulations of manure removed	21	31	8	8	4	11	15	5	103
WATER.
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes	..	5	4	3	16	..	5	1	34
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied	4	..	7	..	1	..	..	..	12
Insufficient supply, and water cut off by Water Board	..	1	9	3		4	6		23
Additional water supply for two or more families	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances	12	14	4	11	5	..	..	2	48
No. of smoke nuisances observed	..	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	4
Tents, Vans, &c., inspected	..	..	..	3	1	..	31	..	35
Notices served with respect to tents and vans	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	3
Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public	90	40	63	126	42	60	42	25	488
Verminous rooms cleansed	54	103	36	17	20	8	5	5	248
Intimation notices served	775	709	541	238	391	251	136	159	3200
Statutory „ ,,	130	41	101	27	124	59	17	36	535

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Table: TABLE XV a.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1911.