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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No.8. INSPECTIONS (cont)

TABLE No.8. INSPECTIONS (cont)

Factories mechanically powered161Stables7
Public Houses236
Factories non-mechanic-ally powered27Theatres and Cinemas12
Hairdressers & Barbers74
Workplaces13Miscellaneous visits3,605
Shops Act inspections543Non-effectual visits5,757
Food Premises1,442
Complaints re food129
Shops re Pharmacy and Poisons303
Shops re Crash Helmets25

Table: TABLE No. 9. NUISANCES ABATED

TABLE No. 9. NUISANCES ABATED

Dirty conditions remedied133Windows repaired or renewed359
Roofs repaired319Ceilings repaired or renewed66
Gutters,rainwater pipes etc.repaired or renewed258
Walls repaired or renewed577
Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied920
Lighting and ventilation defects remedied315
Fireplaces,hearths,flues etc,repaired or renewed65
Areas and yards paved or repaired29
Floors,skirting and other woodwork124
Sinks,S.W.pipes,etc. repaired or renewed74
Combined drains repaired or reconstructed2
Drains cleansed169
Water closets cleansed and repaired86Drains repaired or reconstructed42
Water closet pans and traps fixed30Dustbins provided40
Other dilapidations remedied118
Water closet seats repaired or renewed29
Foul accumulations remedied32
Water supply defects remedied93
Houses repaired following informal action711
Houses repaired following formal action355