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Greenwich 1921

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921

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Number of Tenement Houses provided with Additional
Water Supply —
Number of Prosecutions ditto —
inland Revenue Acts—
Number of Houses for which applications were
received during the year 10
Number of Tenements comprised therein 120
Number of Tenements for which certificates were
granted 4
Number of Prosecutions under By-laws under Public
Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow,
ice, salt, filth, etc. 1
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from
sive 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 dwelling houses —
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive
matter, etc.
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal
of refuse, etc. —
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns,
etc. —
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets,
etc. —
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to
water closets
(/') With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Act, Sec. 202) —
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage,
etc. (Metropolis Management Acts
Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899) 1
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 165 167
Total number of infectious bodies removed 2
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1921.
Apart from the proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act, it became necessary to take Police Court proceedings in 15 cases.