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Woolwich 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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IV.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
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Staff 50
Water Supply 50
Removal and Disposal of Refuse 50
Drainage 50
Smoke Abatement 51
Fouling of Pavements by Dogs 51
The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act. 1919 51
Complaints 52
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 52
Condition of the River Thames 54
Offensive Trades 56
Rag Flock Act 56
Mortuaries 56
Cemeteries 57
Factory and Workshop Act 57
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 59
Children's Sandpits 59
Public Baths and Washhouses 59
Legal Proceedings 59
Nuisance from Pigeons 60
Shops Act, 1934 60
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 61
v.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Registration of Premises 62
Milk Supply 63
Artificial Cream Act 65
Meat Supply 65
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933 66
Other Food Premises 68
Unsound Food 68
Merchandise Marks Act 68
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 69
Sophistication of Food 70
Adulterated Samples—Action taken 73
Food Poisoning 74
Nutrition 76
By-laws 76
VI.—HOUSING.
Statistics 77
Inspection of Houses 78
Clearance Areas 80
Eltham Hutments—Rehousing 81
Council's Housing Schemes 82
Overcrowding 84
Common Lodging Houses 84
Rent (Restrictions) Acts 85
Tents and Vans 85
Houses Let in Lodgings 85
New Houses 85
Bug Infestation of Houses 85
VII.—PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
General Reference 92
Notifications 92
Diphtheria 98
Diphtheria Immunisation 99
Scarlet Fever 103
Smallpox 106
Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery 106
Enteric Fever 106