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Greenwich 1925

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925

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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1925.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.
Inspections
Houses Inspected6117167516372715
Other Premises Inspected114231244186775
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc.287328842971327612004
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings72583458222
„Bakehouses140113284
„ Factories, Workshops and Workplaces32212178152
,, Outworkers' Premises.922142469
„ Slaughterhouses8861436
,, Cowhouses. .4..37
„ Stables and Yards1220251572
„ Piggeries..2..13
„ Courts and Alleys11215
„ Fields, Lanes, etc.10511834
Investigations (Rats and Mice)11411277158461
Inspections of Urinals988227
,, Gipsy Vans..1....1
„ Horse Slaughterhouses11114
,, Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops21892710147
„ Soap Boilers11114
,, Other Offensive Trades1..113
,, Ice Cream places17157..129
,, Other places where food is prepared or stored2755033393871504
Total416647984601489318458
Drains.
Constructed38161643
Intercepting Chamber, and Fresh Air Inlet6106426
Other Chambers Constructed1412151859
Reconstructed or Repaired34424323142
Opened, Cleansed, and Amended43172119150484
Surface Drains Constructed52431345
Traps Fixed49597444226
New Soil Pipes8138736
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired7712935
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated131317851
Drains Sealed off, etc...3238
Drains tested—by Smoke50657067252
„ by Water62948585326
Found Defective25492915118
New Covers to Manholes838423
Yards Drained1718228
Mews and Stables Drained..........
Washhouses Drained..........