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 1923
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1923
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| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains—contd. | |||||
| Forecourts Drained | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| Areas Drained | 5 | 5 | 8 | .. | 18 |
| Cesspools abolished | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Privies and Earth Closets abolished | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Water Closets and Urinals. | |||||
| Closets erected | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| W.C. doors and seats repaired or provided | 32 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 103 |
| Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effected to Factories, Work-shops and Work places | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 |
| Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished | 26 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 65 |
| Pans and Traps only furnished | 48 | 31 | 64 | 52 | 195 |
| Pans only furnished | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Water Supply Apparatus repaired or provided | 90 | 53 | 64 | 48 | 255 |
| Water Supply renewed | 20 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 49 |
| Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Soil Pans properly trapped | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cleansed and Repaired | 67 | 45 | 29 | 39 | 180 |
| Newly constructed or better situated | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 |
| Ventilation improved | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 63 |
| Public-house Urinals cleansed or repaired | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Other Urinals altered or cleansed | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Other Urinals constructed | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Repaired or water laid on | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | 12 |
| Ashpits. | |||||
| Provided | 72 | 64 | 50 | 82 | 268 |
| Covers to receptacles | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Dust complaints forwarded to the Surveyor | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Pavings. | |||||
| Yards | 80 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 293 |
| Forecourts | 22 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 48 |
| Areas | 2 | 11 | 8 | .. | 21 |
| Washhouses | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| Mews and Stables | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| General Water Supply. | |||||
| Covers to Cisterns adapted | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Water Supply provided | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 9 |
| Water Fittings amended | 65 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 150 |
| Cisterns cleansed and repaired | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Water Services altered so as to draw direct from main | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |