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Greenwich 1893

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1894

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Table No, 14. IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.

IMPROVEMENTS.East District.West District.Total.
DrainsConstructed7195166
Interceptor, chamber, and air inlet503787
Re-constructed or repaired275318593
Cleansed and disinfected4456100
Surface drains constructed29680376
Traps fixed4535931046
Drains and soil pipes ventilated11189200
CesspoolsAbolished145
Cleansed and disinfected8...8
Water ClosetsClosets erected273966
Pan, trap, and water supply provided1652167
Pan and trap only furnished260329589
Pan only furnished12125137
Water supply apparatus furnished181374555
Water supply renewod59166225
Ash PitsProvided96181277
Repaired235
PavingsPaving of yards and areas re-laid240200440
General Water Supply'New receptacles provided4459103
Repaired and covers adapted116228344
Water snpply provided101828
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired193554
Houses cleansed and limewhited82176258
[Ventilation improved8...8
Overcrowding abated5510
Illegal nse of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued1...1
Other Nuisances abated173367540
Total Improvements280935796388
Total Premises improved6476071254

CHARLES TURLE WILSON,
Sanitary Inspectors.
ROBERT FISHER,