Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Water Fittings amended | 30 |
Water supply restored | 15 |
Extra water supply to tenement houses | 2 |
Other Improvements- | |
Rooms cleansed and repaired | 25 |
Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 280 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 259 |
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 446 |
Dampness abated | 784 |
Underground Rooms (enforcement of Regulations) | _ |
Sinks, baths and lavatory basins provided | 4 |
Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 53 |
Stoves and fireplaces | 17 |
Floors repaired | 158 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 607 |
Other Nuisances Abated— | |
Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | _ |
Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 9 |
Foul Accumulations removed | 59 |
Rat infestation abated | 3,045 |
Smoke Nuisances- | |
Observations | 288 |
Statutory Notices served | 1 |
Notices, Etc.- | |
Preliminary Notices served | 1,385 |
Statutory or Abatement Notices served | 490 |
Houses rendered fit by informal action | 1,225 |
Legal Proceedings
Premises | Offence | Results of Proceedings |
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35 Piedmont Road | Non-compliance with Abatement Notice | Summons withdrawn-work completed |
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