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 1908
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKâcontinued.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
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Ashpits.Provided | 109 | 93 | 81 | 128 | 411 |
Covers to Receptacles | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Pavings. | ... | ... | |||
Yards | 81 | 98 | 68 | 77 | 324 |
Forecourts | 4 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
Areas | 10 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 61 |
Washhouses | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
Mews and Stables | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
General Water Supply. | ... | ... | |||
Covers to Cisterns Adapted | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Water Supply Provided | ... | ... | |||
Water Fittings Amended | 43 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 114 |
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | |
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired | 31 | 24 | 38 | 120 | |
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48) | 61 | 23 | 28 | 134 | |
Other Improvements. | ... | ... | |||
Houses Generally Repaired | 127 | 161 | 103 | 124 | 515 |
Premises Cleansed, Limewashed and Repaired | 64 | 104, | 69 | 76 | 313 |
Ventilation Improved | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired | 67 | 65 | 94 | 100 | 326 |
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout | 33 | 49 | 39 | 48 | 169 |
Ditto, ditto, partially | 62 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 236 |
Cowhouses cleansed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Slaughterhouses cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved | ... | 27 | 9 | ... | 36 |
Other Places where Food is prepared | 4 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 60 |