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 1920
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1920
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| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closets erected | 20 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 60 |
| W.C. Doors repaired or provided | .. | .. | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effected to Factories and Workshops | 21 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| Temporary Pail system (Workplaces) | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 12 |
| Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished | 34 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 84 |
| Pans and Traps only furnished | 33 | 64 | 22 | 55 | 174 |
| Pans only furnished | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| Water Supply apparatus provided | 22 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 88 |
| „ repaired | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | 115 |
| Water Supply renewed | 30 | 71 | 42 | 47 | 190 |
| Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Soil Pans properly trapped | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cleansed and Repaired | 44 | 61 | 56 | 79 | 240 |
| Newly constructed or better situated | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| Ventilation improved | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| Urinal constructed | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Public-house Urinals cleansed or repaired | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| Other Urinals altered | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Repaired cr Water laid on | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 |
| Number provided | 141 | 298 | 144 | 223 | 806 |
| Covers to Receptacles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dust Compleints forwarded to the Surveyor | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| Yards | 55 | 78 | 52 | 111 | 296 |
| Forecourts | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Areas | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
| Washhouses | 17 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Mews and Stables | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Covers to Cisterns adapted | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Water Supply provided | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Water Fittings amended | 32 | 46 | 46 | 76 | 200 |
| Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired | .. | 4 | .. | 9 | |
| Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from Main | 2 | 16 | .. | 11 | 29 |
| Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through Defective Fittings | 4 | 10 | 13 | .. | 27 |
| Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired | 30 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 130 |
| Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48) | •• | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |