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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1897
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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| Table No. 3. | Number of District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals. | |
| Water Closets— | ||||||
| Old Closets abolished | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| New Closets provided | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| „ „ in Workshops | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Basin and Trap provided | 271 | 144 | 162 | 169 | 417 | 1163 |
| Basins cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 32 | 44 |
| Water Supply provided | 65 | 48 | ... | 80 | ... | 193 |
| ,, ,, Apparatus provided | 77 | 38 | 76 | 29 | 42 | 262 |
| Lime washed | 44 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 74 |
| Walls repaired | 18 | 44 | ... | 12 | ... | 74 |
| Doors provided | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 9 |
| Ventilated | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Seats and risers provided | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 12 |
| Closet floors repaired | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 17 |
| Drains— | ||||||
| Drains reconstrneted | 89 | 45 | 33 | 57 | 44 | 268 |
| Cleansed and amended | 162 | 40 | 169 | 88 | 59 | 518 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 435 | 144 | 124 | 144 | 202 | 1049 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 96 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 143 |
| Chambers built aud Interceptors provided | 55 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 11 | 123 |
| Interceptors only, fixed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Ventilated | 51 | 22 | 18 | 57 | 23 | 171 |
| Drains provided to Stables | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Sink, Bath and Lavatory Wastes, and Rainwater Pipes— | ||||||
| Disconnected from Drains | 267 | 73 | 94 | 54 | 167 | 655 |
| Cesspools — Abolished | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 |
| Dustbins- | ||||||
| Provided | 106 | 65 | 220 | 134 | 84 | 609 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Yards— | ||||||
| Paved | 66 | 16 | 20 | 141 | 68 | 311 |
| Surface repaired | 14 | 138 | 148 | ... | 81 | 381 |
| Scullery and Wash-house Floors— | ||||||
| Paved | 18 | 9 | ... | 7 | 13 | 47 |
| Forecourts— | ||||||
| Paved | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 144 | 209 |
| Surface repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 |
| Gutters, and Rainwater Pipes— | ||||||
| Provided and repaired | 55 | 83 | 26 | 64 | 86 | 314 |
| Water Supply— | ||||||
| Store Cisterns provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ cleansed | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
| „ „ Covers provided | 7 | ... | 17 | 43 | 28 | 95 |
| „ „ abolished | 17 | 5 | 9 | ... | 9 | 40 |