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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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| ,, ,, occupier | 85 |
| Additional w.c.'s provided | 4 |
| Doors and fastenings remedied | 120 |
| Dustbins provided | 1,617 |
| Underground rooms closed | 3 |
| Overcrowding—cases remedied | 27 |
| Water Supply— Additional | |
| Re-instated | 22 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 5 |
| Cisterns covered | 2 |
| Cisterns removed | 1 |
| Foul Accumulations Manure removed | 76 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 104 |
| Back yards cleansed | 71 |
| Rats— Drains repaired in consequence | 20 |
| Premises rat-proofed | 17 |
| Other effective measures | 29 |
| Rag and Bone Premises— Premises cleansed | 3 |
| Rain-proof premises provided | — |
| Vermin-proof conditions provided | — |
| Miscellaneous | 19 |
Rats. All the male sanitary inspectors have been
authorised under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919,
to act as rat officers in their respective districts and, as in
previous years, a good deal of work has been done in this
connection in advising occupiers of premises as to the best
means for rat-proofing buildings and destroying rats. In
Woolwich, we have found that, so far as the small householder
is concerned, the most suitable way of trapping rats
is by means of the varnish board, although there is still a