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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 27. Inspections.

TABLE No. 27. Inspections.

Housing Survey—Houses Inspected3,820
Complaints Investigated2,102
Outworkers' Premises820
Houses Let in Lodgings198
Homes re Verminous Cases785
Homes re Scabies Cases153
Overcrowding Investigated—Rooms92
Underground Rooms Illegally Occupied5
Drainage Inspections557
Drains tested by Smoke Test92
Drains Tested by Water Test21
New Houses749
Tents and Vans11
Factories187
Workshops548
Workplaces43
Theatres and Cinemas25
Rag and Bone Premises16
Urinals Accessible to the Public318
Women's Lavatories408
Smoke Observations332
Special Inspections re Rats126
Inspections re Mosquitoes36
Miscellaneous (Unclassified)1,799
Re-inspections10,273

Table: TABLE No. 28. Nuisances Abated.

TABLE No. 28. Nuisances Abated.

Cleansing-
Interiors Cleansed1,423
Rooms Cleansed3,105