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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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Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK-continued.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK-continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.T otal.
Ashpits.
Provided5262091661111012
Covers to Receptacles2.........2
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor8......311
Pavings.
Yards8616183122.452
Forecourts10233945
Areas7132426
Washhouses71741341
Mews and Stables...13...4
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns Adapted...112
Water Supply Provided66...113
Water Fittings Amended78653859240
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired.........55
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main485421
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings1541332
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) Repaired46353026137
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)...13...4
Other Improvements.
Houses Generally Repaired131130140204605
Premises Cleansed, Lime-washed and Repaired12811989100436
Verminous Rooms Cleansed33517573232
Ventilation Improved817558104318
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired207177124169677
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout46535147197
Ditto, ditto, partially199119141219678
Stoves and Fireplaces Repaired111083160
Washing Coppers Repaired1711171358
Sinks Provided756321
Floors Repaired...224...26
Cowhouses Cleansed...53...8
Horse Slaughterhouses Cleansed...............
Ice Cream Places Cleansed or Improved...161118
Other Places where Food is prepared41651136