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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TABLE No. 18. Nuisances Abated.
Cleansing- | Sinks Repaired or Provided | 233 | |
Interiors Cleansed | 966 | Wastes Cleansed | 14 |
Rooms Cleansed | 2,239 | Wastes Trapped or Repaired | 322 |
Damp Conditions— | Water Closets— | ||
Walls | 587 | Flushing Apparatus Repaired | 210 |
Sites | 16 | ||
„ „ Renewed | 83 | ||
Roofs | 483 | New Pans | 270 |
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 290 | New Traps | 254 |
Others | 46 | Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner | 24 |
Dilapidations— | „ „ „ Occupier | 65 | |
Walls | 771 | Additional W.C.s Provided | 1 |
Ceilings | 596 | Doors and Fastenings Remedied | 58 |
Floors and Hearths | 239 | ||
Coppers | 146 | Dust Bins Provided | 708 |
Stoves | 202 | ||
Others | 70 | Underground Rooms Closed | 8 |
Verminous Conditions— | Overcrowding—Cases Remedied | 18 | |
Rooms Cleansed | 1,391 | Water Supply— | |
Defective Lighting— | Additional | 5 | |
Windows Repaired | 200 | Re-instated | 20 |
„ Enlarged | 10 | Cisterns Cleansed | 2 |
„ Additional | — | „ Covered | 2 |
Defective Ventilation- | „ Removed | 1 | |
Windows Rendered Usable | 431 | Foul Accumulations— | |
„ Additional Provided | 3 | Manure Removed | 11 |
Other Means | 6 | Offensive Accumulations Removed | 29 |
Defective Paving— | |||
Yards Re-paved | 185 | Back Yards Cleansed | 13 |
„ Repaired | 162 | Dung Pits Provided | 7 |
Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired | 92 | Rats— | |
Drains Repaired in Consequence | 50 | ||
House Drains— | |||
Defective Drains Repaired | 280 | Premises Rat Proofed | 12 |
Choked Drains Cleared | 286 | Other Effective Measures | 30 |
Vent Pipes Repaired | 22 | Rag and Bone Premises— | |
Soil Pipes Repaired | 12 | Premises Cleaned | — |
Gullies Fixed | 119 | Rain-proof Premises Provided | — |
New Drainage | 5 | Vermin-proof Conditions Provided | - |
Rain Water Tanks Repaired | — | ||
„ „ ,, Abolished | 2 | Miscellaneous | 124 |