London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1913
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inspected on 124 occasions, and improvements required either by
way of cleansing of the premises in 8 cases and remedying of sanitary
defects in 1 case, and no ashpit in 1 case.
Food Preparation . Places where food is prepared have been visited on 254 occasions, improvements being required in 44 instances, as detailed below:—
| Class of Premises. | Number on Lists. | Number of Inspections | Number of instances where matters needed attention. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At end of 1912. | Added 1913. | Re- moved 1913. | At end of 1913. | |||
| Hotel Kitchens | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Eating Houses | 55 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 74 | 24 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 33 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 86 | 10 |
| Pork Butchers | 19 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 7 |
| Mineral Water | ||||||
| Manufacturers | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ice do. | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sausage do. | 5 | 2 | .. | 7 | 48 | 1 |
| Others | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| Totals | 122 | 11 | 13 | 119 | 254 | 44 |
The 44 instances where matters needed attention included 35
cases where the premises generally, or kitchen and scullery particularly,
needed cleansing and lime-washing, 5 where the sanitary
arrangements were defective, 1 for want of ashpit and 3 other
minor defects.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts. Three applications
with respect to 21 tenements were received during the year for
certificates under these Acts, but no certificate was granted, for
the alterations required were not carried out by the applicant.
Housing of the Working Classes. Premises have been found
to be overcrowded in 33 cases, which have all been abated. Two
hundred and twelve houses have been generally repaired; 275
premises have been cleansed, lime-washed, and repaired; 122 have