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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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 No. 26. Inspections.
Housing Survey—Houses Inspected | 3,242 | Drains Tested by Smoke Test | 188 |
Drains Tested by Water Test | 31 | ||
Complaints Investigated | 2,080 | New Houses | 387 |
Outworkers' Premises | 488 | Tents and Vans | 18 |
Houses Let in Lodgings | 497 | Factories | 367 |
Houses re Infectious Disease | 1,691 | Workshops | 660 |
Houses re Smallpox Contacts | 209 | Workplaces | 175 |
Houses re Verminous Cases | 1,342 | Theatres and Cinemas | 27 |
Houses re Scabies Cases | 63 | Rag and Bone Premises | 8 |
Houses re Other Diseases | 329 | Urinals Accessible to the Public | 271 |
Overcrowding Investigated— Rooms | 70 | Women's Lavatories | 491 |
Smoke Observations | 120 | ||
Underground Rooms Illegally Occupied | 1 | Special Inspections re Rats | 349 |
Miscellaneous | 1,437 | ||
Drainage Inspections | 2,140 | Re-Inspections | 11,408 |
TABLE No. 27. Nuisances Abated.
Cleansing— | Dilapidations— | ||
---|---|---|---|
Interiors Cleansed | 1,465 | Walls | 988 |
Rooms Cleansed | 3,228 | Ceilings | 815 |
Damp Conditions— | Floors and Hearths | 270 | |
Coppers | 213 | ||
Walls | 976 | Stoves | 304 |
Sites | 33 | Others | 130 |
Roofs | 1,064 | Verminous Conditions— | |
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 607 | ||
Others | 227 | Rooms Cleansed | 247 |