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Woolwich 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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An application from the owner of a house for a report that the house was in
a reasonable state of repair was granted. No decision was reached in six similar
applications from the owners of hutments at the end of the year.
New Houses.—The following Table, No. 49, shows the number of certificates
of a proper and sufficient supply of water for new houses granted by the Public
Health Committee at each of their meetings. All were in respect of houses built
by private enterprise.
TABLE No. 49.
| Date. of Meeting. | Woolwich. | Plumstead: | Eltham. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | East | ||||
| 15th January | - | 3 | - | 32 | 35 |
| 12th February | - | 1 | 3 | 30 | 34 |
| 12th March | - | 2 | 4 | 33 | 39 |
| 9th April | - | 5 | 1 | 52 | 58 |
| 14th May | - | 1 | 3 | 30 | 34 |
| 18th June | - | 3 | 8 | 41 | 52 |
| 10th July | - | - | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 30th July | - | 7 | - | 29 | 36 |
| 16th September | - | 2 | 7 | 74 | 83 |
| 15th October | - | 2 | 3 | 41 | 46 |
| 12th November | 4 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 45 |
| 10th December | - | 2 | - | 27 | 29 |
| 4 | 30 | 43 | 444 | 521 | |
SECTION VIII.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough:—
Anthrax Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Cerebrospinal Meningitis Pneumonia—Acute Primary
Chicken Pox Pneumonia—Acute Influenzal
Cholera Poliomyelitis
Continued Fever Plague
Diphtheria Puerperal Fever
Dysentery Puerperal Pyrexia
Encephalitis Lethargica Relapsing Fever
Erysipelas Scarlet Fever
Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever Smallpox
Glanders Tuberculosis
Hydrophobia Typhus Fever
Malaria Zymotic Enteritis
Membranous Croup