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Greenwich 1923

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923

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Fuller details respecting results of the examinations of these
specimens will be found under the different headings of the individual
diseases.
Thirty-one tubes of Diphtheria Antitoxin, containing a total of
76,000 units of serum, have been supplied during the year to Medical
Practitioners for the treatment of patients suffering from this
disease.
SECTION 7.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
List of Adoptive Acts, By-Laws and Local Regulations
Relating to the Public Health, in Force in the District,
with Date of Adoption.
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 16 (1).
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 16 (2).
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 39 (1).
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 39 (2).
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 50.
By-Laws made under Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Sec. 94.
By-Laws made under Metropolis Local Management Act,
1855, Sec. 202 (Plans).
By-Laws made under Metropolis Local Management Act,
1855, Sec. 202 (Drainage).
By-Laws made under London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1903, Sec. 54.
Provisions of L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1902, as to Ice
Creams.
Regulations under Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders,
1885 and 1886.
Further particulars are given under Powers and Duties of the
Public Health Committee on pages 1 and 2.
The tables on pages 48 to 50 and 53 to 60 summarise, as far
as possible, the Sanitary work of the Department; from this it will
be seen that a total of 17,976 houses and premises have been inspected
or re-inspected during the year; 1223 intimation notices
and 127 statutory notices have been served.