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 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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Summary of Sanitary Work performed during the Year 1921.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. Houses Inspected | 1165 | 854 | 728 | 833 | 3580 |
| Other Premises Inspected | 51 | 51 | 74 | 100 | 276 |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc | 4329 | 4169 | 3076 | 4148 | 15722 |
| Inspections of— Houses Let in Lodgings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bakehouses | 3 | 43 | ... | 42 | 88 |
| Factories and Workshops | 41 | 21 | 43 | 40 | 145 |
| Outworkers' Premises | ... | ... | 85 | 39 | 124 |
| Slaughterhouses | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Cowhouses | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Stables and Yards | 12 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 52 |
| Piggeries | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Courts and Alleys | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 |
| Fields, Lanes, etc | 8 | 26 | 13 | 41 | 88 |
| Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 112 | 106 | 122 | 117 | 457 |
| Inspection of— Urinals | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| Horse Slaughterhouses | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | ... | 56 | 6 | 45 | 107 |
| Soapboilers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offensive Trades | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice Cream Places | ... | 91 | 5 | ... | 96 |
| Other Places where Food is Prepared | 5 | 43 | 80 | 261 | 389 |
| Premises (Children Act, 1908) | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5751 | 5513 | 4278 | 5715 | 21257 |