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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 1898
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1899
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| Table No. 3. | Number of District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals. | |
| Water Closets— | ||||||
| Old Closets abolished | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| New Closets provided | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 16 |
| „ „ in Workshops | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| Basin and Trap provided | 258 | 188 | 93 | 135 | 227 | 901 |
| Water Supply | 60 | 55 | 30 | 125 | ... | 270 |
| „ „ Apparatus provided | 84 | 40 | 37 | 65 | 54 | 280 |
| Limewashed | 55 | ... | 5 | 38 | 7 | 105 |
| Ventilated | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Walls repaired | 15 | 23 | 32 | 7 | ... | 77 |
| Door provided | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Basin cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 20 | 55 |
| Seats and Risers provided | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 13 |
| Floors repaired | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | 30 |
| Drains— | ||||||
| Drains reconstructed | 60 | 76 | 34 | 22 | 47 | 239 |
| Cleansed and amended | 173 | 59 | 112 | 85 | 93 | 522 |
| Gulley Traps fixed | 399 | 160 | 65 | 91 | 137 | 852 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes | ||||||
| fixed | 79 | 17 | ... | 27 | 15 | 138 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors fixed | 54 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 109 |
| Interceptors (only) fixed | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Drains ventilated | 41 | 88 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 210 |
| „ provided to Stables | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 10 |
| Surface Drains provided | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Sink, Bath and Lavatory Wastes, and Rain Water Pipes- | ||||||
| Disconnected from Drains | 234 | 88 | 46 | 16 | 43 | 427 |
| Cesspools— | ||||||
| Abolished | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Dustbins— | ||||||
| Provided | 61 | 47 | 115 | 101 | 70 | 394 |
| Repaired | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 |
| Yards— | ||||||
| Paved | 65 | 25 | 30 | 76 | 50 | 246 |
| Surface repaired | 26 | 126 | 72 | 70 | 33 | 327 |
| Forecourts— | ||||||
| Paved | 18 | 49 | ... | ... | 3 | 70 |
| Surface repaired | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scullery and Washhouse Floors— | ||||||
| Paved | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | ... | 63 |
| Gutters and Rain Water Pipes | ||||||
| Fixed | 7 | 61 | 43 | 63 | 29 | 245 |
| Repaired | 42 | 61 | 43 | 63 | 29 | 245 |
| Water Supply— | ||||||
| Store Cisterns provided | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 19 | |