Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKâcontinued.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
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Ashpits. | |||||
Provided | 52 | 50 | 85 | 50 | 237 |
Covers to Receptacles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Pavings. | |||||
Yards | 49 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 209 |
Forecourts | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Areas | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 |
Washhouses | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
Mews and Stables | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 12 |
General Water Supply. | |||||
Covers to Cisterns Adapted | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | 10 |
Water Supply Provided | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | 12 |
Water Fittings Amended | 18 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 93 |
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 13 |
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 8 |
Water Supplies cut off | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired | 18 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 87 |
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Other Improvements. | |||||
Houses Generally Repaired | 40 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 161 |
Premises Cleansed, Limewashed and Repaired | 28 | 26 | 14 | 66 | 134 |
Staircases and Passages ditto | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ventilation Improved | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
Staircases Lighted & Ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired | 131 | 79 | 62 | 97 | 369 |
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout | 39 | 27 | 36 | 56 | 158 |
Ditto, ditto, partially | 44 | 75 | 59 | 53 | 231 |
Cowhouses cleansed | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved | ... | 17 | 18 | ... | 35 |
Other Places where Food is prepared | 6 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 73 |