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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 1915
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915
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Houses Let in Lodgings.
There was no change in the Register of Houses during 1915,
so that the number of premises on the Register of Houses Let in
Lodgings is still 247 as at the end of last year.
Two hundred and fifty-six visits of inspection were paid to
these houses during the year, which brought to light the necessity
of cleansing, etc., as set out below, as required by the By-laws, in
175 cases, whilst under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
cleansing, etc., was required in 23 cases, as set out below:—
Houses closed, —.
Number of notices served for cleansing of houses under the By-laws:—
| Rooms Cleansed | 36 | 04 |
| Staircases and Passages Cleansed | 8 | |
| Water Closets Cleansed | 9 | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | |
| Washhouses Cleansed | 6 | |
| Areas and Yards Cleansed | 3 | |
| Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:— | ||
| Cleansing | — | |
| Without Ash Bin | 6 | |
| Water Closets Blocked and Water Fittings Defective | 4 | |
| Water Closets Dirty | — | |
| Sink Waste Defective and Blocked | — | |
| Roof Defective | 3 | |
| Insufficient Ventilation | — | |
| Defective Guttering, etc. | 6 | |
| Verminous Rooms | 2 | |
| Walls Defective | 7 | |
| Yard Paving Defective | — | |
| i Animals Improperly Kept ... | 1 | 29 |
| Number of Inspections and Re-inspections of Registered Houses | 78 | |