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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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the year, for which charges were made, and treatment was carried out at one of
the local hospitals in respect of an infestation of pharaoh's ants in the kitchen.
Two cases of woodworm were treated by the use of Hydrogen Cyanide in the
Department's special pantechnicon.
Charges totalling £32 5s. 10d. were made upon the responsible persons for
the treatments referred to above.
There were several complaints during 1954 of wasps nests in houses or gardens,
and in five cases the Department undertook to destroy the nests. Charges totalling
£9 13s. Od. were made upon the occupiers of the premises concerned.
| Premises | No. on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
| 31 | 30 | 42 | |||
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 338 | 406 | - | ||
| 11 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 380 | 456 | 42 | - | |
| Particulars | Number of Cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 11 | 11 | - | 8 | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate Ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences:- | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | - | 20 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 48 | 2 | 32 | - |