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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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Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY W ORK—continued.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY W ORK—continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Ashpits.
Provided17910610473462
Covers to Receptacles...............
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor...25...7
Pavings.
Yards11412410177416
Forecourts121341443
Areas311061037
Wash houses56...516
Mews and Stables11......2
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns Adapted178117
Water Supply Provided81818650
Water Fittings Amended47291619111
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired.........11
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main321642173
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings411410
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired4040.1440134
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)327204999
Other Improvements.
Houses Generally Repaired35596256212
Premises Cleansed, Limewashed and Repaired77994257275
Staircases Improved & Lighted153428986
Ventilation Improved25542815122
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired551106292319
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout30383957164
Ditto, ditto, partially31876077255
Cowhouses cleansed...33511
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed11114
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved...3510...45
Other Places where Food is prepared...3417758