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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 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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In 71 instances the owners did not comply with the Statutory Notices, and
in each of these instances the Town Clerk sent a letter as a preliminary to legal
proceedings. In all except 7 instances this was sufficient, and in these 7, summonses
were issued.
In Table No. 27 will be found a summary of the nuisances abated and defects
remedied.

Table: TABLE No. 26. Inspections.

TABLE No. 26. Inspections.

Housing Survey—Houses Inspected3,242Drains Tested by Smoke Test188
Drains Tested by Water Test31
Complaints Investigated2,080New Houses387
Outworkers' Premises488Tents and Vans18
Houses Let in Lodgings497Factories367
Houses re Infectious Disease1,691Workshops660
Houses re Smallpox Contacts209Workplaces175
Houses re Verminous Cases1,342Theatres and Cinemas27
Houses re Scabies Cases63Rag and Bone Premises8
Houses re Other Diseases329Urinals Accessible to the Public271
Overcrowding Investigated— Rooms70Women's Lavatories491
Smoke Observations120
Underground Rooms Illegally Occupied1Special Inspections re Rats349
Miscellaneous1,437
Drainage Inspections2,140Re-Inspections11,408

Table: TABLE No. 27. Nuisances Abated.

TABLE No. 27. Nuisances Abated.

Cleansing—Dilapidations—
Interiors Cleansed1,465Walls988
Rooms Cleansed3,228Ceilings815
Damp Conditions—Floors and Hearths270
Coppers213
Walls976Stoves304
Sites33Others130
Roofs1,064Verminous Conditions—
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters607
Others227Rooms Cleansed247