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Greenwich 1916

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1916

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Number of Tenement Houses provided with Additional Water
Supply -
Number of Prosecutions ditto -
Inland Revenue Acta -
Number of Reuses for which applications were received
during year -
Number of Tenements comprised therein -
Number of Tenements, for which Certificares were granted -
Number of Prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act,
1891 -
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from sncs, ice,
salt, filth, etc. —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive
matter running out of any manufactory, etc. -
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a
manner as to be injurious to health -
(d) As to paving of yards, etc. of iwelling houses -
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive
matter, etc. -
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal
of refuse, etc. -
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, &c. -
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. -
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to
Water Closeted -
(j) with respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Act, sec. 303) -
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage,
etc. (Metropolis Management Acts Ameniment
(By-laws) Act, 1899) -

Mortuaries -

Total Number of Bodies removed189193.
Total Number of Infectious Bodies Removed4

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1915.
It is a matter for satisfaction that, apart from the proceedings
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, no other summonses were
needed.
49.