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Woolwich 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Convalescent Home Treatment for Children 46
Convalescent Home Treatment for Mothers 46
Assisted Milk Scheme 47
Blind Persons Act, 1920 47
Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925 47
IV.—SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Staff 48
Water Supply 48
Drainage 48
Condition of the River Thames 48
Removal and Disposal of Refuse 49
Complaints 50
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 50
Shops Act, 1934 52
Smoke Abatement 52
Public Baths and Washhouses 52
Factory and Workshop Acts 53
The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 54
Fouling of Footways by Dogs—By-law 55
Nuisance from Pigeons 55
Rag and Bone By-laws 55
Rag Flock Act 55
Mortuaries 56
Cemeteries 56
Offensive Trades 57
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 57
Children's Sandpits 57
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 57
Legal Proceedings 58
V.—HOUSING.
Statistics 59
Inspection of Houses 60
Clearance Areas 61
Re-housing of Old People Living Alone 66
Hutment Dwellings 67
Council's Housing Schemes 68
Overcrowding Survey 69
Bug Infestation of Houses 86
Common Lodging Houses 89
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts 89
Tents and Vans 89
Houses Let in Lodgings 89
New Houses 89
VI.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
General Reference 90
Milk Supply 90
Meat Supply 94
Other Food Premises 95
Unsound Food 96
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 96
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 97
Sophistication of Food 98
Adulterated Samples—Action taken 106
Food Poisoning 107
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food 110
Nutrition 110
By-laws 110