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 1926
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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1926.
1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total | |
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Inspections. | |||||
Houses Inspected | 566 | 487 | 528 | 573 | 2144 |
Other Premises Inspected | 177 | 289 | 130 | 155 | 751 |
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc. | 4269 | 3167 | 3822 | 5507 | 16765 |
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings | 82 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 137 |
,, Bakehouses | 3 | 42 | 2 | 38 | 85 |
,, Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 38 | 41 | 25 | 40 | 144 |
„ Outworkers' Premises | 66 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 173 |
,, Verminous, etc., Cases (L.C.C. Report) | 36 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 93 |
,, Slaughterhouses | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
,, Cowhouses | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
„ Stables and Yards | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 52 |
„ Piggeries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
,, Courts and Alleys | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
,, Fields, Lanes, etc. | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 82 | 62 | 53 | 118 | 315 |
Inspections of Urinals | 101 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 133 |
,, Gipsy Vans | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
„ Horse Slaughterhouses | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 6 | 49 | 56 | 5 | 116 |
„ Soap Boilers | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
,, Other Offensive Trades | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
„ Ice Cream places | ... | 137 | 17 | ... | 154 |
„ Other places where food is prepared or stored | 532 | 511 | 337 | 388 | 1768 |
Total | 5980 | 4967 | 5048 | 6904 | 22899 |
Drains. | |||||
Constructed | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
Intercepting Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 43 |
Other Chambers Constructed | 28 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 96 |
Reconstructed or Repaired | 48 | 24 | 50 | 67 | 189 |
Opened, Cleansed and Amended | 98 | 113 | 95 | 145 | 451 |
Surface Drains Constructed | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Traps Fixed | 99 | 66 | 78 | 89 | 332 |
New Soil Pipes | 19 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 39 |
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired | 17 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated | 26 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 89 |
Drains Sealed off, etc. | 3 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 57 |
Drains tested—by Smoke | 84 | 95 | 70 | 71 | 320 |
,, by Water | 99 | 98 | 46 | 185 | 428 |
Found Defective | 29 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 93 |
New Covers to Manholes | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
Yards Drained | 11 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 56 |
Mews and Stables Drained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |