Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
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Drains. | |||||
Constructed | 28 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 76 |
Intercepter Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet | 42 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 141 |
I nterceptor Chamber only | ... | 15 | ... | ... | |
Reconstructed or Repaired | 86 | 79 | 78 | 68 | 311 |
Opened, Cleansed and Amended | 89 | 60 | 70 | 58 | 277 |
Surface Drains Constructed | 180 | 139 | 65 | 91 | 475 |
Traps Fixed | 231 | 225 | 139 | 169 | 764 |
New Soil Pipes | 31 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 135 |
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated | 108 | 88 | 47 | 62 | 305 |
Drains Tested—by Smoke | 36 | 30 | 55 | 44 | 165 |
,, ,, by Water | 112 | 127 | 111 | 79 | 429 |
Found Defective | 74 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 283 |
Yards Drained | 30 | 62 | 23 | 43 | 158 |
Mews and Stables Drained | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
Washhouses Drained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Forecourts Drained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Areas Drained | 71 | 58 | 20 | 29 | 178 |
Cesspools Abolished | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Water Closets and Urinals. | |||||
Closets Erected | 14 | 30 | 23 | ... | 67 |
Urinals Erected | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | 9 |
Sanitary Conveniences or improvements effected to Factories and Workshops | 2 | 19 | 11 | ... | 32 |
Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished | 83 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 386 |
Pans and Traps only furnished | 91 | 94 | 58 | 73 | 316 |
Pans only furnished | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
Water Supply Apparatus provided | 31 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 83 |
Water Supply renewed | 70 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 174 |
Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern | 30 | 74 | 11 | 29 | 144 |
Soil Pans properly Trapped | 36 | 37 | 24 | 21 | 118 |
Cleansed and Repaired. | 24 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 104 |
Newly constructed or better situated | 8 | 24 | 3 | ... | 35 |
Ventilation Improved | 32 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 74 |
Public-house Urinals Cleansed or Repaired | 29 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 89 |
Other Urinals Altered | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Repaired or Water laid on | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | 12 |