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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 1918
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1918
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.
BOROUGH OF GREENWICH. Proceedings during 1918.
| Premises. | Number of Places— | Number of Inspections, 1918. | Number of Notices, 1918. | Number of Prosecutions, 1918. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1917. | Added in 1918. | Removed in 1918. | On Register at end of 1918. | ||||
| Dairies— | |||||||
| Cowsheds and Milkshops | 127 | 10 | 8 | 129 | 172 | ... | ... |
| Slaughterhouses | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 71 | ... | ... |
| Other Offensive Trade Premises | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream Premises | 103 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 93 | ... | ... |
| Registered Houses Let in Lodgings | 247 | ... | ... | 247 | 28 | ... | ... |
Total number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 664
Overcrowding, 1918
Number of Dwelling-rooms Overcrowded 13
Number Remedied 13
Number of Prosecutions
Underground Rooms
Illegal Occupation dealt with during year 1
Number of Rooms Closed 1
Insanitary Houses
Number Closed voluntarily under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891
Number Closed voluntarily under the Housing of the
Working Classes Acts
Number of Verminous Rooms Fumigated 7
Number of Cleansing Baths given under Cleansing of
Persons Act 1064