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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 1905

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905

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Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Drains.
Constructed282516776
Intercepter Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet42262236141
I nterceptor Chamber only...15......
Reconstructed or Repaired86797868311
Opened, Cleansed and Amended89607058277
Surface Drains Constructed1801396591475
Traps Fixed231225139169764
New Soil Pipes31393035135
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated108884762305
Drains Tested—by Smoke36305544165
,, ,, by Water11212711179429
Found Defective74687269283
Yards Drained30622343158
Mews and Stables Drained244111
Washhouses Drained...............
Forecourts Drained...............
Areas Drained71582029178
Cesspools Abolished724114
Water Closets and Urinals.
Closets Erected143023...67
Urinals Erected...63...9
Sanitary Conveniences or improvements effected to Factories and Workshops21911...32
Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished83736961386
Pans and Traps only furnished91945873316
Pans only furnished857424
Water Supply Apparatus provided3130121083
Water Supply renewed70323636174
Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern30741129144
Soil Pans properly Trapped36372421118
Cleansed and Repaired.24282428104
Newly constructed or better situated8243...35
Ventilation Improved3212171374
Public-house Urinals Cleansed or Repaired2913241389
Other Urinals Altered......2...2
Repaired or Water laid on273...12