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Woolwich 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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v.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Staff 41
Water Supply 41
Removal and Disposal of Refuse 41
Drainage 41
Smoke Abatement 42
Complaints 42
Sanitary Inspection of Area 42
Factory and Workshops Act 44
Rats 46
Offensive Trades 46
Rag Flock Act 46
Mortuaries 46
Cemeteries 47
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 47
Legal Proceedings 48
Public Baths and Washhouses 48
VI.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
General Reference 49
Milk Supply 49
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 51
Merchandise Marks Act 51
Meat Inspection 52
Other Food Premises 53
Unsound Food 54
Sophistication of Food 54
Adulterated Samples—Action Taken 56
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food 57
Nutrition 57
Other Legal Proceedings 57
VII.—HOUSING.
Statistics 58
Inspection of Houses 60
Rent Restrictions Acts 61
Tents and Vans
61
Houses Let in Lodgings 61
New Houses
62
Council's Housing Scheme 63
Common Lodging Houses 63
VIII.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifications 64
Diphtheria 69
Scarlet Fever 70
Enteric Fever 71
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 72
Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery 72
Smallpox 72
Chicken Pox 72