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Woolwich 1913

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Table: TABLE XV A.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1913.

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TABLE XV A.

Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1913.

	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, nouse to house	630	1157	655	1013	894	626	256	258	5489
,, Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated)	1560	1680	1737	1870	1830	1120	1150	490	11437
,, Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints	1039	628	1182	1086	939	496	901	245	6516
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test	30	28	32	49	15	12	8	4	178
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water test	10	15	22	5	10	16	17	2	97
,, New Houses inspected for Water Certificates	••	..	..	12	97	••	66	••	175
NUISANCES ABATED—DItAINS.
Waste-pipe from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected	60	26	40	12	49	7	16	22	232
Choked and defective drains	72	99	84	28	89	24	24	28	448
Defective traps	19	7	12	6	1	9	5	4	63
Defective and unventilated soil pipes	1	1	9	4	••	••	3	1	19
W.C.'s.
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided	35	33	61	14	46	76	36	33	334
Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed	110	63	36	63	90	50	17	22	451
Foul pans cleansed	42	27	22	52	18	17	17	14	209
Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories & Workshops, &c.	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2
Do. do. dwelling houses	4	..	••	••	••	••	..	..	4
PREMISES.
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	3
Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired	697	643	324	143	258	240	161	154	2620
Damp walls remedied	158	154	91	33	116	30	21	26	629
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired	82	59	89	17	93	26	25	40	431
Improved ventilation provided	2	8	16	..	..	10	4	1	41
Wash-houses without sink and outlets for waste water	..	..	17	..	..	..	..	..	17
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes	86	35	36	43	64	81	36	35	416
Dustbins supplied	130	94	64	47	105	27	40	38	545
Dung pits provided	1	..	8	..	..	..	1	1	11
Cases of overcrowding remedied	19	16	14	12	26	1	8	7	101
Deficient light—windows supplied, or enlarged, or other works	16	..	19	..	13	11	8	6	73
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes	36	10	9	17	15	••	5	6	98
ANIMALS.
Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance	8	..	8	..	5	1	3	2	27
Accumulations of manure removed..	13	14	10	10	17	2	21	10	97
WATER.
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes	..	..	..	2	26	..	5	..	33
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied	3	..	4	1	..	..	..	..	8
Insufficient supply, and water cut off by Water Board	..	5	2	..	5	..	7	5	24
Additional water supply for two or more families	2	••	..	••	••	••	••	2	4
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances	16	7	2	1	13	..	3	..	42
No. of smoke nuisances observed	..	4	..	..	13	..	..	..	17
Tents, Vans, &c., inspected	..	..	..	4	1	..	37	..	42
Notices served with respect to tents and vans	..	..	..	1	..	..	5	..	6
Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public	90	32	62	83	35	75	45	23	545
Verminous rooms cleansed	54	82	14	5	20	28	8	9	220
Intimation notices served	840	552	437	217	557	317	206	159	3285
Statutory ,, ,,	187	49	155	37	153	65	43	36	725

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Table: TABLE XV A.Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1913.