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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE VIII.
Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices Served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1915.
| 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 | 560 | 1099 | 806 | 925 | 629 | 236 | 278 | 168 | 4707 |
| „ Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated) | 1591 | 1373 | 1565 | 1713 | 1388 | 987 | 655 | 407 | 9669 |
| „ Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints | 1331 | 874 | 1259 | 657 | 1359 | 1051 | 821 | 375 | 7707 |
| „ Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test | 19 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 112 |
| „ Houses where drains have been tested by water test | 9 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 72 |
| „ Now Houses inspected for Water Certificates | — | — | 6 | 18 | 64 | — | 25 | — | 113 |
| NUISANCES ABATED—DRAINS. | |||||||||
| Waste-pipe from baths, lavatories and wash-house sinks repaired or disconnected | 24 | 24 | 65 | 44 | 45 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 241 |
| Choked and defective drains | 91 | 98 | 67 | 52 | 107 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 475 |
| Defective traps | 10 | 1 | 19 | 14 | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 66 |
| Defective and unventilated soil pipes | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| W.C.'s. | |||||||||
| W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided | 56 | 43 | 82 | 79 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 356 |
| Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed | 89 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 125 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 487 |
| Foul pans cleansed | 91 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 255 |
| Additional W.C.'s provided to Factories and Workshops, etc. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do. dwelling-houses | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| PREMISES. | |||||||||
| Underground rooms not in accordance with Act | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 |
| Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired | 410 | 725 | 398 | 251 | 346 | 196 | 167 | 220 | 2703 |
| Damp walls remedied | 83 | 128 | 69 | 143 | 86 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 646 |
| Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 41 | 59 | 41 | 63 | 48 | 8 | 35 | 45 | 340 |
| Improved ventilation provided | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 55 |
| Wash-houses provided with sinks and outlets for waste water | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | 18 |
| Defective guttering and rain-water pipes | 77 | 35 | 113 | 65 | 90 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 473 |
| Dustbins supplied | 108 | 139 | 53 | 49 | 81 | 36 | 41 | 54 | 561 |
| Dung-pits provided | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Cases of overcrowding remedied | 25 | 17 | 12 | — | 15 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 97 |
| Deficient light—windows supplied or enlarged, or other works | 1 | 3 | — | 35 | 8 | — | 9 | 6 | 62 |
| Dampness in premises from defective water pipes | 36 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 126 |
| ANIMALS. | |||||||||
| Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 41 |
| Accumulations of manure removed | 66 | 51 | 52 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 252 |
| WATER. | |||||||||
| Detective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 12 | — | 40 |
| Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Insufficient supply and water cut off by Water Board | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Additional water supply for two or more families | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| MISCELLANEOUS. | |||||||||
| No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| No. of smoke nuisances observed | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Tents, Vans, etc., inspected | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 41 | — | 48 |
| Notices served with respect to tents and vans | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public | 73 | 76 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 22 | 40 | 21 | 384 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 29 | 92 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 198 |
| Intimation notices served | 529 | 752 | 474 | 571 | 517 | 240 | 132 | 171 | 3386 |
| Statutory „ ,, | 154 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 227 | 57 | 65 | 67 | 773 |