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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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Table: TABLE No. 27— continued.

TABLE No. 27— continued.

Defective Lighting—Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner43
Windows Repaired214„ „ „ Occupier165
„ Enlarged1Additional W.C.s Provided3
„ Additional1Doors and Fastenings Remedied138
Defective Ventilation—Dust Bins Provided702
Windows Rendered Usable609Underground Rooms Closed—
„ Additional Provided3Overcrowding—Cases Remedied42
Other Means7Water Supply—
Defective Paving—Additional2
Yards Re-paved158Re-instated21
„ Repaired276Cisterns Cleansed16
Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired118„ Covered17
,, Removed16
House Drains—Foul Accumulations—
Defective Drains Repaired324Manure Removed18
Choked Drains Cleared291Offensive Accumulations
Vent Pipes Repaired84Removed38
Soil Pipes Repaired21Back Yards Cleansed121
Gullies Fixed111Dung Pits Provided7
New Drainage4Rats—
Rain Water Tanks Repaired6Drains Repaired in Consequence23
,, „ „ Abolished13
Sinks Repaired or Provided299Premises Rat Proofed8
Wastes Cleansed130Other Effective Measures22
Wastes Trapped or Repaired314Rag and Bone Premises—
Water Closets—Premises Cleansed1
Flushing Apparatus Repaired353Rain-proof Premises Provided—
„ „ Renewed166Vermin - proof Conditions Provided-
New Pans256
,, Traps234Miscellaneous102

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Factory and Workshop Act.—The following Table is in the form adopted
by the Secretary of State to provide for uniformity throughout the country in the
presentation of certain particulars of this work which lend themselves to statistical
treatment.