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Woolwich 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 14.

Nuisances, etc., Abated.Dockyard.St. Mary's.Eltham.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.River.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.St. Margaret's.Total.
Interiors cleansed274235406140173485475246512962413283
Damp conditions in houses remedied96868219558314873731852785
Defective guttering and rain water pipes867549203876117821362678783
Improved ventilation5657141..32..41215164
Defective roofs12913963435311717010015642501061
Deficient light, windows supplied or enlarged..15......2..2....10
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired1175726124051136751151341683
Underground rooms not in accordance with Acts3..........37......13
Waste pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-houses repaired or disconnected411122121431342137312238
Choked and defective drains594542231527833065714410
Defective traps....55345715641
Defective or un ventilated soil pipe1..4..11101..1120
W.C.'s repaired; new traps or pans provided1814302727683023591350359
Foul pans cleansed12910551613132615114