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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO. 10 - NUISANCES ABATED
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| Roofs repaired Gutters, rainwater pipes, | 234 | Walls repaired or renewed | 350 |
| etc. repaired or renewed | 158 | Lighting and ventilation defects remedied | 262 |
| Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied | 692 | Areas and yards paved or repaired | 37 |
| Fireplaces, hearths, flues etc.repaired or renewed | 50 | Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc. repaired or renewed | 55 |
| Floors, skirting and other woodwork | 151 | Drains cleansed | 255 |
| Drains repaired or reconstructed | 56 | ||
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 38 | ||
| Dustbins provided | 41 | ||
| Water closet pans and traps fixed | 11 | Other dilapidations remedied | 94 |
| Water closet seats repaired or renewed | 25 | Foul accumulations remedied | 28 |
| Water supply defects remedied | 115 | Houses repaired following informal action | 599 |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 215 | Houses repaired following formal action | 215 |
WATER SUPPLY
At the end of the year the number of occupied dwelling houses
in the Borough was estimated to be 45,460. Water for domestic use
is supplied to these dwellings exclusively by the Metropolitan Water
Board. Bacteriological and chemical tests, including those for
radioactivity, are carried out by the Board, and results regularly
forwarded to the Council. The water supply in this area is not
subject to plumbo-solvent action.
No complaints were received during the year as to the quantity
of water, but two complaints were received as to quality.
The complainants, who were neighbours living in new houses,
alleged that the water supply was causing abnormal furring and
corrosion of aluminium pans and kettles. Samples of water were
subsequently taken from both premises by Officers from the Metropolitan
Water Board and the Health Department, for analysis.
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