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Greenwich 1924

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924

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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1924.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.
Inspections
Houses Inspected4345697805462329
Other Premises Inspected68106124107405
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc.231025172521280510153
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings37365758188
„ Bakehouses1571734109
„ Factories and Work-shops40265768191
„ Outworkers' Premises5847538148
„ Slaughterhouses184417
„ Cowhouses3126
„ Stables and Yards913142561
„ Piggeries3....3
„ Courts and Alleys..65..11
„ Fields, Lanes, etc.821201261
Investigations (Rats and Mice)1564945182432
Inspections of Urinals1067326
„ Gipsy Vans..........
„ Horse Slaughterhouses1..113
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops9891921138
„ Soap Works1......1
„ Other Offensive Trades. .........
„ Ice Cream places198349142
,, Other places where food is prepared2703182882691145
Total341439723999418415569
Drains.
Constructed2611221
Intercepting Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet5971536
Other Chambers Constructed141781958
Reconstructed or Repaired28272426105
Opened, Cleansed, and Amended6410910869350
Surface Drains Constructed11212833
Traps Fixed55614564225
New Soil Pipes2971735
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired7137735
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated410162858
Drains Sealed off, etc.482822
Drains tested—by Smoke45445264205
„ by Water525471119296
Found Defective1327171673
New Covers to Manholes33..612
Yards Drained13512939
Mews and Stables Drained....112
Washhouses Drained..........