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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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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1923.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.
Inspections
Houses Inspected4365535665592114
Other Premises Inspected636673119321
Re-inspections Calls Made, etc.315043842099313312,766
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings22383316109
,, Bakehouses956742114
„ Factories and Work-shops .23341972148
„ Outworkers' Premises52343247165
„ Slaughterhouses259622
„ Cowhouses....347
„ Stables and Yards61441420139
„ Piggeries21115
„ Courts and Alleys10....313
„ Fields, Lanes, etc.43396795
Investigations (Rats and Mice)1401397867424
Inspections of Urinals693725
„ Gipsy Vans..........
„ Horse Slaughterhouses..21..3
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops141003219165
„ Soap Works11....2
„ Other Offensive Trades..21..3
„ Ice Cream places..9050..140
,, Other places where food is prepared2413382343581171
„ Premises (Children Act, 1908)3126425
Total427859473267448417,976
Drains.
Constructed3651024
Intercepting Chamber and Fresh Air Inlet211317859
Other Chambers Constructed3017241687
Reconstructed or Repaired39304623138
Opened, Cleansed, and Amended67968675324
Surface Drains Constructed54188484
Traps Fixed114858967355
New Soil Pipes8712835
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired71091642
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated2121361189
Drains Sealed off, etc.682420
Drains tested—by Smoke58403230160
„ by Water1181689960445
Found Defective39503714140
New Covers to Manholes251161254
Yards Drained4210311396
Mews and Stables Drained131..5
Washhouses Drained........1