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Woolwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 9. NUISANCES ABATED
| Dirty conditions remedied | 606 | Windows repaired or renewed | 719 |
| Roofs repaired | 385 | Ceilings repaired or | |
| Gutters, rainwater pipes, | renewed | 103 | |
| etc. repaired or renewed | 271 | Walls repaired or renewed | 638 |
| Damp walls and other damp | Lighting and ventilation | ||
| conditions remedied | 1,017 | defects remedied | 409 |
| Fireplaces, hearths, flues | Areas and yards paved or | ||
| etc. repaired or renewed | 110 | repaired | 58 |
| Floors, skirting and other | Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc., | ||
| woodwork | 165 | repaired or renewed | 91 |
| Combined drains repaired or | Drains cleansed | 154 | |
| reconstructed | 5 | Drains repaired or | |
| Water closets cleansed and | reconstructed | 92 | |
| repaired | 227 | Dustbins provided | 52 |
| Water closet pans and traps | Other dilapidations | ||
| fixed | 43 | remedied | 173 |
| Water closet seats repaired | Foul accumulations | ||
| or renewed | 38 | remedied | 42 |
| Water supply defects | Houses repaired follow | ||
| remedied | 130. | ing informal action | 743 |
| Houses repaired follow | |||
| ing formal action | 428 |
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT NOTICES. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During 1957, it was found necessary in two cases to institute
legal proceedings in order to obtain compliance with notices served
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Both cases were adjourned sine die as the necessary work was put
in hand.
WATER SUPPLY
Domestic water is supplied to the Borough entirely by the
Metropolitan Water Board, and samples of the water are regularly
subjected to chemical and bacteriological examination by the Board
at its laboratories. The condition of the water supply throughout
the year was satisfactory both in quality and quantity. No complaints
were received in connection with the Borough's water supply.
In addition to the water supplied by the Metropolitan Water
Board, local industry obtains additional supplies from wells in the
Borough. Of the eleven wells known to exist, seven are still in
use. The water from these wells is used for fire-fighting as well
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