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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE NO. 12 - NUISANCES ABATED

TABLE NO. 12 - NUISANCES ABATED

Dirty conditions remedied133Ceilings repaired or renewed57
Roofs repaired245Walls repaired or renewed379
Gutters, rainwater pipes, etc. repaired or renewed327
Lighting and ventilation defects remedied304
Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied474Areas and yards paved or repaired34
Fireplaces, hearths, flues etc. repaired or renewed66Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc. repaired or renewed77
Floors, skirting and other woodwork148Drains cleansed357
Drains repaired or reconstructed86
Water closets cleansed and repaired41
Dustbins provided40
Water closet pans and traps fixed24Other dilapidations remedied110
Water closet seats repaired or renewed37Foul accumulations remedied43
Water supply defects remedied133Houses repaired following informal action568
Windows repaired or renewed337Houses repaired following formal action277

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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Following failure to comply with requirements of Notices
served under the aforementioned Act, 12 summonses were taken out at
the Woolwich Magistrates Court during the year against the responsible
landlords. Seven of the summonses were subsequently withdrawn, the
necessary work having been completed prior to the Hearing. In two
other cases the summonses were adjourned - one sine die as the repairs
had been carried out, and the other case until the New Year as the
owner concerned had entered hospital and was no longer capable of
administering his own affairs.
The Magistrate made Abatement Orders of 28 days in respect of
two Nuisance Notices, and for contravention of a Byelaw Notice one
landlord was fined £5 and the Council were awarded £10.10.0. costs.
WATER SUPPLY
Water supply for domestic purposes is supplied to the dwellinghouses
in the Borough exclusively by the Metropolitan Water Board.
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