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 1927
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1stQtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4 thQtr. | Total | |
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Inspections. Houses Inspected (House to House) | ... | 35 | 12 | 5 | 52 |
,, ,, Complaints, Nuisances | 415 | 430 | 632 | 613 | 2150 |
Other Premises Inspected | 180 | 123 | 100 | 192 | 595 |
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc. | 3650 | 3937 | 2651 | 3411 | 13649 |
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings | 62 | 94 | 42 | 51 | 249 |
,, Bakehouses | 13 | 28 | 6 | 41 | 88 |
,, Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 44 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 138 |
,, Outworkers' Premises | 45 | 52 | 20 | 60 | 177 |
„ Slaughterhouses | 10 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 37 |
,, Cowhouses | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
,, Stables and Yards | 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 50 |
,, Piggeries | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
„ Courts and Alleys | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
„ Fields, Lanes, etc. | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
,, Urinals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 49 |
,, Gipsy Vans | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
„ Horse Slaughterhouses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 14 | 50 | 54 | 14 | 132 |
„ Soap Boilers | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
,, Other Offensive Trades | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
„ Ice Cream places | ... | 35 | 43 | 1 | 79 |
„ Other places where food is prepared or stored | 308 | 353 | 310 | 473 | 1444 |
Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 70 | 54 | 135 | 108 | 367 |
Total | 4875 | 5261 | 4125 | 5069 | 19330 |
Drains. | |||||
Intercepting Chamber | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
Other Chambers Constructed | 22 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 90 |
Reconstructions and Additions | 35 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 107 |
Opened, Cleansed and Amended | 52 | 137 | 111 | 99 | 399 |
Traps Fixed | 70 | 27 | 50 | 63 | 210 |
New Soil Pipes | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired | ... | 8 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated | 21 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
Drains Sealed off, etc. | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
Drains tested—by Smoke | 78 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 280 |
„ by Water | 71 | 94 | 81 | 44 | 290 |
Found Defective | 19 | 54 | 50 | 17 | 140 |
New Covers to Manholes | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
Yards Drained | 34 | 1 | ... | 3 | 38 |
Washhouses Drained | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Yards nnd Forecourts Drained | 34 | 1 | ... | 3 | 38 |
Cesspools abolished | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 |