Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.
1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
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General Water Supply—contd. Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired | 19 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 46 |
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48) | 17 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 90 |
Other Improvements. | |||||
Houses generally repaired | 123 | 166 | 129 | 175 | 593 |
Premises cleansed, lime-washed and repaired | 50 | 49 | 20 | 66 | 185 |
Verminous Rooms cleansed | 24 | 59 | 53 | 60 | 196 |
Ventilation improved | 91 | 72 | 39 | 85 | 287 |
Staircases repaired, lighted and venti-lated | 39 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 103 |
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters re-paired | 151 | 114 | 93 | 200 | ,558 |
Walls and Ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout | 45 | 44 | 27 | 62 | 178 |
Ditto ditto partially | 140 | 152 | 128 | 168 | 588 |
Stoves, Fireplaces and Flues repaired | 63 | 72 | 33 | 49 | 217 |
Washing Coppers repaired | 33 | 28 | 21 | 35 | 117 |
Sinks provided | 29 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 62 |
Doors and Floors repaired | 78 | 71 | 32 | 70 | 251 |
Cowhouses cleansed | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Piggeries cleansed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ice Cream places cleansed or improved | 1 | 9 | 5 | .. | 15 |
Other places where food is stored or prepared | 3 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 72 |
Provision for Storage of Food | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Other Nuisances Abated. | |||||
Illegal use of Underground Room dis-continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Overcrowdings abated | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 |
Sink, Lavatory and Bath Waste Pipes disconnected, trapped and amended | 62 | 57 | 41 | 54 | 214 |
Stack Pipes disconnected and amendec | 46 | 50 | 22 | 43 | 161 |
Nuisances from dampness abated | 69 | 47 | 36 | 53 | 205 |
Animals Kept in Unfit Places discon-tinued or removed | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
Dung Receptacles provided | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Bakehouse Nuisances abated | 2 | 4 | .. | 17 | 23 |
Houses abolished, unfit for habitation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Accumulations of Manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 12 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 68 |
Dampness of Walls remedied | 50 | 39 | 20 | 49 | 158 |
Inundations abated | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Other Nuisances, principally of dilapi-dations and want of underfloor venti-lation | 38 | 63 | 60 | 39 | 200 |