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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 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 65—continued.

TABLE No. 65—continued.

Premises Inspected.Total.
Urinals accessible to Public205
Animals so kept as to be a Nuisance33
Housing Survey—Houses inspected3,192
Do. Number of following up primary visits1,853
Complaints Investigated1,718
Enquiries re Notified Infectious Diseases740
School Reports243
Special Inspections re Rats58
Drains Tested by Smoke Test59
do. Water Test20
New Houses Inspected—Water Certificates166
Registered Houses285
Theatres, Cinemas, etc.23
Basements Inspected1,384
Miscellaneous (unclassified)1,898
Re-inspections10,792

Table: TABLE No. 66.

TABLE No. 66.

Nuisances, etc., Abated.Total
Interiors Cleansed2,101
Damp conditions in houses remedied674
Defective guttering and rain water pipes625
Improved ventilation281
Defective roofs801
Deficient light—windows supplied or enlarged12
Paving in yards and washhouses repaired632
Underground rooms not in accordance with Acts13
Waste-pipes from baths, lavatories and washhouses repaired or disconnected153
Choked and defective drains295
Defective traps24