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 1925
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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 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48) | 12 | 89 | 31 | 15 | 147 |
Other Improvements. | |||||
Houses generally repaired | 104 | 93 | 150 | 128 | 475 |
Premises cleansed, lime-washed and repaired | 40 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 181 |
Verminous Rooms cleansed | 20 | 56 | 70 | 54 | 200 |
Ventilation improved | 60 | 43 | 32 | 39 | 174 |
Staircases repaired, amended, lighted, and ventilated | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters repaired | 130 | 74 | 123 | 100 | 427 |
Walls and Ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout | 9 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 96 |
Ditto ditto partially | 101 | 113 | 101 | 123 | 438 |
Stoves and Fireplaces repaired | 33 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 113 |
Washing Coppers repaired | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 67 |
Sinks provided | 15 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 79 |
Floors repaired | 42 | 45 | 49 | 38 | 174 |
Cowhouses cleansed | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | |
Bakehouses cleansed | 11 | .. | .. | 11 | |
Horse Slaughter houses cleansed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ice Cream places cleansed or improved | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Other places where food is stored or prepared | 8 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 52 |
Provision for Storage of Food | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Other Nuisances Abated. | |||||
Illegal use of Underground Room discontinued | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Overcrowdings abated | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Sink, Lavatory and Bath Waste Pipes disconnected, trapped and amended | 34 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 167 |
Stack Pipes disconnected and amended | 28 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 114 |
Nuisances from dampness abated | 44 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 150 |
Animals Kept in Unfit Places discontinued or removed | .. | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Dung Receptacles provided | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Bakehouse Nuisances abated.. | .. | 19 | 4 | 9 | 32 |
Houses abolished, unfit for habitation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accumulations of Manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 66 |
Dampness of Walls remedied | 30 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 117 |
Inundations abated | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
Other Nuisances, principally of dilapidations and want of underfloor ventilation | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 53 |