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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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notices, Etc. Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 3) | 291 | 277 | 249 | 266 | 1083 |
| Notices served— Under Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 40 | 140 |
| Bats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| Under P.H. (L.) Act and Metropolis Management Act (re combined drainage) | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. | 14 |
| W.C.'s (Factories, Workshops and Workplaces) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Yards | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 6 |
| Statutory Notices served under Sec-tion 4 | 32 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 80 |
| Statutory Notices re Ashpit provision | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Complaints received and attended to | 149 | 146 | 171 | 129 | 595 |
| Letters written relating to abatement of Nuisances | 130 | 106 | 128 | 74 | 438 |
| Summonses applied for and issued | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 8 |
| Magisterial Orders obtained and en-forced | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Drainage Plans received and examined | 40 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 119 |