Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 31. Nuisances Abated.
Cleansing— | Sinks Repaired or Provided | 137 | |
Interiors Cleansed | 1,478 | Wastes Cleansed | 139 |
Rooms Cleansed | 2,929 | Wastes Trapped or Repaired | 175 |
Damp Conditions— | Water Closets- | ||
Walls | 739 | Flushing Apparatus Repaired | 274 |
Sites | 18 | ,, ,, Renewed | 126 |
Roofs | 999 | New Pans | 163 |
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 618 | „ Traps | 153 |
Others | 133 | Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner | 51 |
Dilapidations-— | „ Occupier | 140 | |
Walls | 756 | Additional W.C.s Provided | 14 |
Ceilings | 724 | Doors and Fastenings Remedied | 142 |
Floors and Hearths | 243 | Dust Bins Provided | 713 |
Coppers | 177 | Underground Rooms Closed | 2 |
Stoves | 190 | Overcrowding—Cases Remedied | 44 |
Others | 199 | Wfl.tpt1 Knrmlv— | |
Verminous Conditions— | i » cii/vi ii yj iJi. y Additional | 1 | |
Rooms Cleansed | 217 | Re-instated | 19 |
Defective Lighting— | Cisterns Cleansed | 2 | |
Windows Repaired | 172 | „ Covered | 6 |
„ Enlarged | - | 5 | |
„ Additional | 23 | ||
Defective Ventilation— | Foul Accumulations— | ||
Windows Rendered Usable | 580 | Manure Removed | 4 |
„ Additional Provided | 8 | Offensive Accumulations Removed | 56 |
Other Means | 13 | ||
Defective Paving— | Back Yards Cleansed | 69 | |
Yards Re-paved | 148 | Dung Pits Provided | 8 |
„ Repaired | 140 | Rats— | |
Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired | 141 | Drains Repaired in Consequence | 31 |
House Drains— | Premises Rat Proofed | 11 | |
Defective Drains Repaired | 170 | Other Effective Measures | 7 |
Choked Drains Cleared | 221 | Rag and Bone Premises— | |
Vent Pipes Repaired | 46 | Premises Cleansed | — |
Soil Pipes Repaired | 22 | Rain-proof Premises Provided | — |
Gullies Fixed | 51 | Vermin-proof Conditions Provided | - |
New Drainage | 3 | ||
Rain Water Tanks Repaired | 1 | Miscellaneous | 248 |
„ „ „ Abolished | 3 |