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Woolwich 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 15.

NUISANCES ABATED.Wards.
Burrage.Central.Dockyard.Eltham.GlyndonHerbert.River.St. George's.St. Margaret's.St. Mary's.St. Nicholas.Total.
Interiors cleansed111831253422921175511941181663852,484
Damp conditions in houses remedied3327381511193414570324553747
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes2734315772446244404390544
Improved ventilation1122318--1322
Defective roofs5939516913547178805169104882
Deficient light; windows supplied or enlarged-4--4----2-10
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired15830392924574732251325
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act--3---13---7
Waste-pipe from baths, lavatories, and washhouse sinks, repaired or disconnected1211161919132933101035207
Choked and defective drains3414355637336524173552402
Defective traps322665844S245
Defective or unventilated soil pipes2116-11----12
W.C.'s repaired; new traps or pans provided2710223266284725141939329