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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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| Number of District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABLE No. 3—continued. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals. |
| Water Supply—continued. Store Cisterns cleansed | 11 | ... | ... | 36 | 14 | 61 |
| Cover provided | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 43 |
| „ „ abolished | 21 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 69 |
| Supply re-instated | 31 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 75 |
| Fittings repaired | 20 | 7 | 34 | 42 | 38 | 141 |
| New House Certificates | 20 | 7 | 146 | 4 | 170 | 347 |
| Potable Water provided from service | ... | 24 | 19 | ... | 36 | 79 |
| Cleansing and Repairs— | ||||||
| Houses cleansed and limewashed | 78 | 59 | 27 | 207 | 137 | 371 |
| Houses repaired and ventilated | 42 | 44 | 19 | 117 | 131 | 353 |
| Workshops cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
| Dung Receptacies— | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Provided | 7 | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Repaired | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Underground Rooms— | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 |
| Use as a dwelling abolished | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | |
| Overcrowding — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Cases abated | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 54 |
| Offensive Accumulations— | 75 | |||||
| Removed | 24 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 75 |
| Animals— | ||||||
| Removed | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| Smoke Nuisances— | ||||||
| Cases abated | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Observations | ... | ... | ... | 241 | ... | 241 |
District No. 1 Inspector Turner.
„ 2 „ Simpson.
„ 3 „ Priest.
„ 4 „ Nettleton.
„ 5 „ Shelley.
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