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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. 66—continued.

TABLE No. 66—continued.

Nuisances, etc.. Abated.Total.
Defective or unventilated soil pipe10
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided231
Foul pans cleansed120
Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed388
Additional w.c.'s provided to dwelling housesI
Additional w.c.'s provided to factories and workshops1
Washhouses provided with sinks11
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes5
Defective and foul rain water tanks10
Insufficient supply of water or water cut off by M.W.B.40
Additional water supply—
Cases of overcrowding remedied31
Dust bins supplied492
Verminous rooms cleansed221
Accumulations of manure removed40
Dung pits provided2
Smoke nuisances3
Cooking stoves repaired213
Coppers repaired160
Miscellaneous1,213

Table: TABLE No. 67.Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.

TABLE No. 67.

Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.

No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
1Jan. 23Yard not properly paved74 Cordite StreetWork done. Withdrawn. 12/6 costs
2do.Defective scullery roof; damp condition ground floor front room; choked front eaves gutters; defective ceiling of scullery33 Pendrell StreetOrder to abate in 21 days