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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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No figures are shown under overcrowding as this, in accordance with the
provisions of the Housing Act, 1935, was the subject of a special survey, the results
of which are to be found in the Housing Section of the Report.
TABLE No. 18. Nuisances Abated,
| Cleansing— | Sinks Repaired or Provided | 252 | |
| Interiors Cleansed | 891 | Wastes Cleansed | 15 |
| Rooms Cleansed | 1,730 | Wastes Trapped or Repaired | 285 |
| Damp Conditions— | Water Closets— | ||
| Walls | 653 | Flushing Apparatus Repaired | 181 |
| Sites | 7 | „ „ Renewed | 53 |
| Roofs | 610 | New Pans | 253 |
| Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 323 | New Traps | 242 |
| Others | 50 | Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner | 19 |
| Dilapidations— | Occupier | 35 | |
| Walls | 809 | Additional W.C.s Provided | 8 |
| Ceilings | 572 | Doors and Fastenings Remedied | 49 |
| Floors and Hearths | 188 | ||
| Coppers | 88 | Dust Bins Provided | 429 |
| Stoves | 185 | Underground Rooms Closed | 1 |
| Others | 67 | Overcrowding—Cases Remedied | 17 |
| Verminous Conditions— | Water Supply— | ||
| Rooms Cleansed | 1,481 | Additional | 4 |
| Defective Lighting— | Reinstated | 12 | |
| Windows Repaired | 211 | Cisterns Cleansed | — |
| „ Enlarged | 2 | „ Covered | 14 |
| „ Additional | 6 | „ Removed | 3 |
| Defective Ventilation- | Foul Accumulations— | ||
| Windows Rendered Usable | 418 | Manure Removed | 9 |
| „ Additional Provided | 7 | Offensive Accumulations Removed | 33 |
| Other Means | 4 | ||
| Defective Paving— | Back Yards Cleansed | 13 | |
| Yards Re-paved | 150 | Dung Pits Provided | — |
| „ Repaired | 110 | Rats— | |
| Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired | 54 | Drains Repaired in Consequence | 167 |
| House Drains— | Premises Rat-proofed | 19 | |
| Defective Drains Repaired | 235 | Other Effective Measures | 21 |
| Choked Drains Cleared | 284 | Rag and Bone Premises— | |
| Vent Pipes Repaired | 51 | Premises Cleansed | — |
| Soil Pipes Repaired | 19 | Rain-proof Premises Provided Vermin-proof Conditions Pro | — |
| Gullies Fixed | 87 | ||
| New Drainage | 14 | vided | — |
| Rain Water Tanks Repaired | - | Miscellaneous | 18 |
| „ „ „ Abolished | 2 | ||