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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 No. 64.
Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.
| No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb. 19 | Dirty walls and ceilings of ground floor shop parlour, ground floor back addition room and landing. Dirty and defective walls and ceilings of passage and staircase. Defective back steps to basement. Defective back addition rain water pipes. Dirty walls and defective ceiling of first floor back room. | 16, Armstrong Place. | Work done. With drawn. 21s. costs. |
| 2 | July 21 | Dirty conditions. Defective sink waste. Defective sash cords. | 15, Nightingale Place. | Fined £5 and 21s. costs. Order to abate in 28 days. |
| 3 | Aug. 11 | Dirty walls and ceiling of kitchen on first floor. Defective scullery floor. | 3, Hartville Road. | Work done. Costs 21s. |
| 4 | Sept. 16 | Dirty walls and ceilings of ground floor front room, passage, staircases, landings, wash-house, and water closet. Dirty walls of first floor front room. Defective plastering of staircase wall. Defective sash-lines in second floor front room. | 68, Anglesea Road. | Fined 10s. Order to abate in 14 days. |
| 5 | Sept. 16 | Defective yard paving.. | 68, Anglesea Road | Costs 10s. |
| 6 | Sept. 16 | Defective flushing apparatus to w.c. | 68, Anglesea Road | Work done. Withdrawn. |
| 7 | Sept. 16 | Dirty walls and ceilings of back basement room, top landing of staircase and washhouse. | 26, Burrage Road | Fined 10s. Order to abate in 14 days. |
| 8 | Sept. 16 | Defective yard paving .. | 26, Burrage Road | Costs 20s. |
| 9 | Sept. 16 | No dust bin | 26, Burrage Road | Withdrawn. Work done. |