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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 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 62—continued.

TABLE No. 62—continued.

Premises Inspected.Total.
Special Inspections re Rats72
Drains tested by Smoke Test77
Do. Water Test6
New Houses Inspected—Water Certificates230
Registered Houses433
Theatres, Cinemas, etc.,38
Miscellaneous (Unclassified)3,492
Re-inspections12,297

Table: TABLE No. 63.

TABLE No. 63.

Nuisances, etc., Abated.Total.
Interiors Cleansed2,576
Damp conditions in houses remedied870
Defective Guttering and Rain Water Pipes701
Improved Ventilation335
Defective Roofs1,109
Deficient Light—Windows supplied or enlarged13
Paving in Yards and Washhouses Repaired615
Underground Rooms not in accordance with Acts8
Waste-pipes from Baths, Lavatories and Washhouses
Repaired or Disconnected112
Choked and Defective Drains255
Defective Traps30
Defective or Unventilated Soil Pipes8
W.C.'s Repaired—New Traps or pans provided192
Foul Pans Cleansed126
Flushing Apparatus Repaired or Renewed348
Additional w.c.'s provided to Dwelling Houses—
Do. Factories and Workshops3
Washhouses provided with Sinks6
Defective and Foul Cisterns used for dietary purposes8
Defective and Foul Rain-water Tanks8