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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 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 46— continued.

TABLE No. 46— continued.

Premises Inspected.Total.
Premises where Food is prepared (other than above)633
Shops and Markets re Food (estimated)1,533
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces512
Outworkers' Premises180
Homes re Verminous Cases549
Homes re Scabies Cases324
Women's Lavatories73
Smoke Observations23
Tents and Vans17
Urinals accessible to Public241
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance38
Housing Survey, Houses inspected3,987
Do., number of following up primary inspections2,643
Complaints investigated1,865
Enquiries re Notified Infectious Disease1,170
School Reports473
Special Inspections re Rats127
Drains tested by Smoke Test65
„ Water Test26
New Houses Inspected—Water Certificates138
Registered Houses273
Miscellaneous (Unclassified)769
Re-inspections (estimated)15,103

Table: TABLE No. 47.

TABLE No. 47.

Nuisances, etc., Abated.Total.
Interiors cleansed2,942
Damp conditions in houses remedied638
Defective guttering and rain water pipes755
Improved ventilation193
Defective Roofs1,013
Deficient light, windows supplied or enlarged6