Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKâcontinued.
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | |
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Other Nuisances Abated | |||||
Illegal Use of Underground Room | |||||
Discontinued | 2 | l | ... | ... | 3 |
Overcrowdings Abated Sink, Lavatory and Bath W aste Pipes Disconnected, Trapped and | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Amended | 42 | 87 | 67 | 68 | 264 |
Stack Pipes Disconnected and Amended | 29 | 69 | 32 | 42 | 172 |
Nuisances from Dampness Abated | 99 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 291 |
Animals Kept in Unfit Places Discontinued or Removed | 5 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 45 |
Dung Receptacles Provided | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Bakehouse Nuisances Abated | ... | 24 | ... | 21 | 45 |
Other Defects Remedied | 28 | 64 | 50 | 51 | 193 |
Rat Infestation | ... | ... | 22 | 24 | 46 |
Houses Abolished, Unfit for Habitation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Accumulations of Manure and other Obnoxious Matter Removed | 21 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 65 |
Dampness of Walls Remedied | 29 | 41 | 43 | 37 | 150 |
Inundations Abated | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Nuisances, principally of Dilapidations and want of Under-floor Ventilation | 54 | 67 | 31 | 42 | 194 |
Contents of Rooms Cleansed | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Breaches of By-Laws Abated | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Smoke Nuisances. | |||||
Observations | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
Statutory Notices Served (Sections 23 and 24) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Food and Drugs. | |||||
Samples Taken | 103 | 95 | 72 | 166 | 436 |
Found Adulterated | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |