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Greenwich 1922

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922

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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1922.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4thQtr.Total.
Houses Inspected6995476455592450
Other Premises Inspected75387773263
Re-inspections Calls Made, etc.362726462643272211,638
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings35382022115
„ Bakehouses104233489
„ Factories and Work-shops91539102165
„ Slaughterhouses10771337
„ Cowhouses31I49
„ Stables and Yards1813142166
„ Piggeries12115
„ Courts and Alleys235432
,, Fields, Lanes, etc.17499681
Investigations (Rats and Mice)86558367291
Inspections of Urinals2362940
„ Gipsy Vans..........
,, Horse Slaughterhouses213
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops5641742128
„ Other Offensive Trades..........
Ice Cream places1165171184
„ Other places where food is prepared127253264288932
1908)3123624
Total481639923883402016,711
Drains.
Constructed..3115
Intercepting Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet23159956
Reconstructed or Repaired68363534173
Opened, Cleansed, and Amended97536971290
Surface Drains Constructed1317113677
Traps Fixed79415875253
New Soil Pipes10610935
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired1148932
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated3717112792
Drains Sealed off, etc.844723
Anti-Siphonage Provided3......3
Clearing Eye provided......44
Drains tested—by Smoke148578174360
„ by Water123437585326
Found Defective45322125123
New Covers to Manholes154121041
Yards Drained361131767