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Greenwich 1908

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1908

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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Ashpits.Provided1099381128411
Covers to Receptacles...22
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor32312
Pavings.......
Yards81986877324
Forecourts4146933
Areas1023111761
Washhouses1155930
Mews and Stables41117
General Water Supply.......
Covers to Cisterns Adapted3...3511
Water Supply Provided......
Water Fittings Amended43232543114
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired...11
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main12121025
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings292114
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired31242738120
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)61232228134
Other Improvements.......
Houses Generally Repaired127161103124515
Premises Cleansed, Limewashed and Repaired64104,6976313
Ventilation Improved5148633
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired676594100326
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout33493948169
Ditto, ditto, partially62804747236
Cowhouses cleansed12328
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed...1113
Slaughterhouses cleansed...............
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved...279...36
Other Places where Food is prepared44411160