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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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TABLE No. 18—
| House Drains— | Underground Rooms Closed | — | |
| Defective Drains Repaired | 220 | Water Supply— | |
| Choked Drains Cleared | 403 | Additional | 13 |
| Vent Pipes Repaired | 23 | Reinstated | 22 |
| Soil Pipes Repaired | 6 | Cisterns Cleansed | — |
| Gullies Fixed | 55 | ,, Covered | 2 |
| New Drainage | 10 | ,, Removed | 1 |
| Rain Water Tanks Repaired | — | Foul Accumulations— | |
| ,, ,, ,, Abolished | 2 | Manure Removed | 4 |
| Sinks Repaired or Provided | 214 | Offensive Accumulations | |
| Wastes Cleansed | 37 | Removed | 24 |
| Wastes Trapped or Repaired | 293 | Back Yards Cleansed | 23 |
| Water Closets— | Dung Pits Provided | — | |
| Flushing Apparatus Repaired | 128 | Rats— | |
| ,, ,, Renewed | 43 | Drains Repaired in Consequence | 30 |
| New Pans | 239 | Premises Rat-Proofed | 15 |
| New Traps | 234 | Other Effective Measures .. | 18 |
| Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner | 18 | Rag and Bone Premises | |
| Occupier | 15 | Premises Cleansed | 1 |
| Additional W.C.s Provided | 7 | Rainproof Premises Provided | — |
| Doors and Fastenings | Vermin-proof Conditions Pro | ||
| Remedied | 45 | vided | — |
| Dust Bins Provided | 358 | Miscellaneous | 37 |
Shops Act, 1934.—The Council, in their capacity as sanitary authority have
to enforce some of the provisions of this Act. The remainder of the Act is administered
by the London County Council. The term " Shop " includes any premises
where any retail trade or business is carried on, any wholesale shop and any warehouses
kept for the purposes of trade by any person carrying on any retail trade
or business, or by any wholesale dealer or merchant. This definition was extended
by the Shops Act, 1936, to include the business of lending books or periodicals
when carried on for purposes of gain. The Council have delegated all their powers,
except the appointment of inspectors, to the Public Health Committee. The
provisions, with the enforcement of which this Council are charged, are those which
deal with ventilation, heating, and the provision of sanitary conveniences, and the
Medical Officer of Health and all the Sanitary Inspectors have been appointed
inspectors for this purpose.
The problem of providing separate sanitary accommodation in small shops
employing a mixed staff was considered by the Public Health Committee, and it
was decided that in those shops where members of both sexes are employed, separate
sanitary conveniences for each sex will be required if the number of employees