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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Homes re Verminous Cases740
Homes re Scabies Cases167
Overcrowding Investigated—Rooms130
Underground Rooms illegally occupied11
Drainage Inspections311
Drains tested by Smoke Test126
Drains tested by Water Test30
New Houses1,003
Tents and Vans22
Factories180
Workshops588
Workplaces64
Theatres and Cinemas29
Rag and Bone Premises20
Urinals Accessible to the Public323
Women's Lavatories307
Smoke Observations155
Special Inspections re Rats193
Inspections re Mosquitoes109
Miscellaneous (unclassified)1,197
Re-inspections11,918

Table: TABLE No. 29. Nuisances Abated.

TABLE No. 29. Nuisances Abated.

1927.
Cleansing— Interiors cleansed1,466
Rooms cleansed3,162
Damp Conditions— Walls771
Sites2
Roofs1,097
Rain water pipes and gutters718
Others41