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 1924
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1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
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Inspections | |||||
Houses Inspected | 434 | 569 | 780 | 546 | 2329 |
Other Premises Inspected | 68 | 106 | 124 | 107 | 405 |
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc. | 2310 | 2517 | 2521 | 2805 | 10153 |
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings | 37 | 36 | 57 | 58 | 188 |
„ Bakehouses | 1 | 57 | 17 | 34 | 109 |
„ Factories and Work-shops | 40 | 26 | 57 | 68 | 191 |
„ Outworkers' Premises | 58 | 47 | 5 | 38 | 148 |
„ Slaughterhouses | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
„ Cowhouses | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
„ Stables and Yards | 9 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 61 |
„ Piggeries | — | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
„ Courts and Alleys | .. | 6 | 5 | .. | 11 |
„ Fields, Lanes, etc. | 8 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 61 |
Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 156 | 49 | 45 | 182 | 432 |
Inspections of Urinals | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
„ Gipsy Vans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ Horse Slaughterhouses | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
„ Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 9 | 89 | 19 | 21 | 138 |
„ Soap Works | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
„ Other Offensive Trades | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ Ice Cream places | 1 | 98 | 34 | 9 | 142 |
,, Other places where food is prepared | 270 | 318 | 288 | 269 | 1145 |
Total | 3414 | 3972 | 3999 | 4184 | 15569 |
Drains. | |||||
Constructed | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
Intercepting Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
Other Chambers Constructed | 14 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 58 |
Reconstructed or Repaired | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 105 |
Opened, Cleansed, and Amended | 64 | 109 | 108 | 69 | 350 |
Surface Drains Constructed | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
Traps Fixed | 55 | 61 | 45 | 64 | 225 |
New Soil Pipes | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 58 |
Drains Sealed off, etc. | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
Drains tested—by Smoke | 45 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 205 |
„ by Water | 52 | 54 | 71 | 119 | 296 |
Found Defective | 13 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 73 |
New Covers to Manholes | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 12 |
Yards Drained | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
Mews and Stables Drained | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Washhouses Drained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |