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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 25—continued.
| Other premises under Factories Act | 65 | Women's Lavatories | 160 |
| Smoke Observations | 26 | ||
| Shops Act, 1934 | 667 | Special Inspections re Rats | 291 |
| Theatres and Cinemas | 10 | Pharmacy and Poisons Act . | 87 |
| Rag and Bone Premises | 20 | Miscellaneous | 1,581 |
| Urinals Accessible to the Public | 119 | Re-Inspections | 7,018 |
TABLE No. 26. Nuisances Abated.
| Cleansing— | Scullery Floors Re-paved or Repaired | 32 | |
| Interiors Cleansed | 416 | ||
| Rooms Cleansed | 645 | House Drains— | |
| Damp Conditions— | Defective Drains Repaired | 159 | |
| Choked Drains Cleared | 239 | ||
| Walls | 424 | ||
| Vent Pipes Repaired | 16 | ||
| Sites | 21 | ||
| Soil Pipes Repaired | 8 | ||
| Roofs | 324 | ||
| Gullies Fixed | 44 | ||
| Rain Water Pipes and Gutters | 138 | ||
| New Drainage | 15 | ||
| Others | 52 | ||
| Rain Water Tanks Repaired | — | ||
| Dilapidations— | |||
| „ „ „ Abolished | — | ||
| Walls | 425 | Sinks Repaired or Provided | 101 |
| Ceilings | 288 | Wastes Cleansed | 40 |
| Floors and Hearths | 109 | Wastes Trapped or Repaired | 244 |
| Coppers | 43 | ||
| Water Closets— | |||
| Stoves | 76 | ||
| Flushing Apparatus Repaired | 67 | ||
| Others | 22 | ||
| „ „ Renewed | 19 | ||
| Verminous Conditions— | |||
| New Pans | 197 | ||
| Rooms Cleansed | 1,370 | New Traps | 173 |
| Defective Lighting— | Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner | 7 | |
| Windows Repaired | 68 | Occupier | 1 |
| Additional W.C.'s Provided | 5 | ||
| „ Enlarged | 2 | ||
| „ Additional | 2 | Doors and Fastenings Remedied | 16 |
| Other Means | 2 | ||
| Dust Bins Provided | 145 | ||
| Defective Ventilation— | |||
| Underground Rooms Closed | 9 | ||
| Windows Rendered Usable | 143 | ||
| Water Supply— | |||
| „ Additional Provided | 2 | ||
| Additional | — | ||
| Other Means | 7 | ||
| Reinstated | 11 | ||
| Defective Paving— | Cisterns Cleansed | — | |
| Yards Re-paved | 63 | „ Covered | — |
| „ Repaired | 83 | „ Removed | - |