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 1919

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1919

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Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK—continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Ashpits.
Provided53378687263
Covers to Receptacles...............
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor1195126
Pavings.
Yards11334940133
Forecourts...............
Areas...58518
Washhouses.........55
Mews and Stables.........11
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns Adapted1......12
Water Supply Provided31217
Water Fittings Amended11213740109
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired1......12
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main......123
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings10531331
Water Supplies cut off...............
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired1720251375
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)......1...1
Other Improvements.
Houses Generally Repaired10187083181
PremisesCleansed, Limewashed and Repaired34542852168
Ventilation Improved2693047
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired6663113134376
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout285273106259
Ditto, ditto, partially29497661215
Cowhouses cleansed...2147
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed11114
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved...58...13
Other Places where Food is prepared...26202167