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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Rodent Control2,230Houses re Slum Clearance and Redevelopment408
Atmospheric Pollution835
Houses re Smoke Control Areas4,247Pet Animals premises72
Visits re insect and other pests338
Houses re Smoke Control Areas (reinspections)5,385
Shops re Pharmacy and Poisons250
Men s lavatories60
Women's lavatories48Miscellaneous visits2,789
Houses re choked drains297Non-effectual visits5,934
Drainage inspections729

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TABLE NO. 10 - NUISANCES ABATED

Dirty conditions remedied133Ceilings repaired or renewed73
Roofs repaired301Walls repaired or renewed419
Gutters, rainwater pipes, etc. repaired or renewed169
Lighting and ventilation defects remedied284
Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied966Areas and yards paved or repaired20
Fireplaces, hearths, flues etc. repaired or renewed47Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc. repaired or renewed61
Floors, skirting and other woodwork131Drains cleansed231
Drains repaired or43
Combined drains repaired or reconstructed3reconstructed
Dustbins provided36
Water closets cleansed and repaired45Other dilapidations remedied182
Water closet pans and traps fixed12Foul accumulations remedied43
Water closet seats repaired or renewed24Houses repaired following informal action517
Water supply defects remedied67Houses repaired following formal action259
Windows repaired or renewed235

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WATER SUPPLY
All water used in the Borough for domestic purposes is supplied
by the Metropolitan Water Board, and no complaints were received by
the Health Department during the year as to either the quality or
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