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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 33— continued.

TABLE No. 33— continued.

Defective Lighting—New Traps226
Windows Repaired163Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner22
„ Enlarged—„ „ „ „ Occupier101
„ Additional4Additional W.C.s Provided6
Doors and Fastenings Remedied156
Defective Ventilation—Dust Bins Provided469
Windows Rendered Usable673Underground Rooms Closed8
„ Additional Provided3
Other Means3Overcrowding—Cases Remedied43
Water Supply—
Defective Paving—Additional—
Yards Re-paved181Re-instated18
„ Repaired186Cisterns Cleansed2
Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired153„ Covered6
„ Removed6
House Drains—Foul Accumulations—
Defective Drains Repaired214Manure Removed10
Choked Drains Cleared268Offensive Accumulations Removed28
Vent Pipes Repaired59
Soil Pipes Repaired16Back Yards Cleansed63
Gullies Fixed89Dung Pits Provided4
New Drainage3Rats—
Drains Repaired in Consequence41
Rain Water Tanks Repaired8Premises Rat Proofed15
„ „ „ Abolished2Other Effective Measures20
Sinks Repaired or Provided237
Wastes Cleansed69Rag and Bone Premises—
Wastes Trapped or Repaired338Premises Cleansed—
Rain-proof Premises Provided—
Water Closets—Vermin-proof Conditions Provided—
Flushing Apparatus Repaired239
„ „ Renewed130
New Pans245Miscellaneous146

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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.