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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 1911

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1911

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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.
Constructed...91...10
Intercepter Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet36361614102
Other Chambers257620
Reconstructed or Repaired107954973324
Opened, Cleansed and Amended43405754194
Surface Drains Constructed941155333295
Traps Fixed167188118115588
New Soil Pipes1627191173
New Vent Pipes......2...2
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated94623046232
Drains Tested—by Smoke45182127111
„ ,, by Water1611188397459
Found Defective81784871278
Yards Drained63682327181
Mews and Stables Drained123713
Washhouses Drained...............
Forecourts Drained1...8...9
Areas Drained2025201479
Cesspools Abolished...1......1
Water Closets and Urinals.
Closets Erected1624281583
Sanitary Conveniences or improvements effected to Factories and Workshops9751435
Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished68754332218
Pans and Traps only furnished76722949226
Pans only furnished645722
Water Supply Apparatus provided ...12614...32
Water Supply renewed1916273496
Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern1062321
Soil Pans properly Trapped2834191798
Cleansed and Repaired19422531117
Newly constructed or better situated655...16
Ventilation Improved211312450
Public-house Urinals Cleansed or Repaired162381562