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Greenwich 1904

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904

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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Drains.
Constructed1623262691
Intercepter Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet29532523130
Reconstructed or Repaired1451149878435
Opened, Cleansed and Amended63525847220
Surface Drains Constructed148143162137590
Traps Fixed233277215217944
New Soil Pipes26624144173
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated10412610792429
Drains Tested—by Smoke55573121164
,, ,, by Water149147124116536
Found Defective108845863313
Yards Drained83533922197
Mews and Stables Drained11439
Washhouses Drained...............
Forecourts Drained...2...35
Areas Drained32623135160
Cesspools Abolished11114
Cleansed and Disinfected3339
Water Closets and Urinals.
Closets Erected262381572
Sanitary Conveniences or improvements effected to Factories and Workshops535215
Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished1111136675365
Pans and Traps only furnished869411767364
Paus only furnished111212742
Water Supply Apparatus provided33311922105
Water Supply renewed31433836148
Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern18111535
Soil Pans properly Trapped48514045184
Cleansed and Repaired40263025121
Newly constructed or better situated213630
Ventilation Improved31572936153
Public-house Urinals Cleansed or Repaired1131131368
Other Urinals Altered1.........1
Repaired or Water laid on12115
Public-house Urinals Erected......1...1
Public - house Urinals Reconstructed.........11