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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. 13. HOUSES INSPECTED FROM 25th MARCH, 1898, TO 25th MARCH, 1899.
| East District. | West District. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses Inspected | 1,214 | 967 | 2,181 |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, &c. | 4,367 | 3,313 | 7,680 |
| Inspections of Bakehouses | 119 | 24 | 143 |
| „ Factories and Workshops | 30 | 58 | 88 |
| „ Slaughter-houses | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| „ Horse Slaughter-houses | 3 | ... | 3 |
| „ Cow-houses | 37 | ... | 37 |
| „ Stables and Yards | 18 | 41 | 59 |
| „ Piggeries | 5 | ... | 5 |
| „ Courts and Alleys | ... | 100 | 100 |
| „ Fields and Lanes, &c. | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Total Inspections | 4,415 | 5,922 | 10,337 |
N.H.-In addition, the various Fruiterers, Fishmongers and Provision Dealers,
and other places where food is prepared fur human consumption, have
been under observation, also the chimneys of the various Factories,
Workshops. &c., in the Parish of Greenwich during the year.
The following have been destroyed as unfit for food
6 dozen rolls of Celery.
The following Private Streets have been kerbed, channelled, paved, and
made-up by the owners: Coltman Street and Rocktield Street. Page's Avenue,
Billingsgate Street, has been tar-paved throughout.
CHARLES TURLE WILSON, Sanitary
ROBERT FISHER, P.A.S.I., Inspectors
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