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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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In Table No. 18 will be found a summary of the nuisances abated and defects
remedied.

Table: TABLE No. 17. Inspections.

TABLE No. 17. Inspections.

Housing Survey — HousesDrains Tested by Smoke Test395
Inspected384Drains Tested by Water Test38
Clearance Areas — HousesNew Houses1,979
Surveyed357Tents and Vans28
Complaints Investigated3,397Factories353
Outworkers' Premises130Workshops169
Houses Let in Lodgings237Workplaces114
Houses re Infectious Disease1,110Shops Act, 19341,612
Houses re Smallpox Contacts1Theatres and Cinemas23
Houses re Verminous Cases8,769Rag and Bone Premises18
Houses re Scabies Cases127Urinals Accessible to the Public238
Houses re Other Diseases53Women's Lavatories64
Common Lodging Houses38Smoke Observations37
Underground Rooms IllegallySpecial Inspections re Rats312
Occupied2Miscellaneous1,470
Drainage Inspections1,706Re-Inspections6,020

Table: TABLE No. 18. Nuisances Abated.

TABLE No. 18. Nuisances Abated.

Cleansing—Verminous Conditions—
Interiors Cleansed759Rooms Cleansed1,256
Rooms Cleansed1,387Defective Lighting—
Damp Conditions—Windows Repaired144
Walls824,, Enlarged—
Sites24,, Additional1
Roofs551Other Means2
Rain Water Pipes and Gutters278Defective Ventilation—
Others24Windows Rendered Usable260
Dilapidations—,, Additional Provided—
Walls744Other Means4
Ceilings560Defective Paving—
Floors and Hearths164Yards Re-paved116
Coppers82,, Repaired102
Stoves168Scullery Floors Re-paved or39
Others36Repaired