London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 Sanitary Work—continued.
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains—contd.. | |||||
| Forecourts Drained | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Areas Drained | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Cesspools abolished | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Privies and Earth Closets abolished | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Water Closets and Urinals. | |||||
| Closets erected | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| W.C. doors repaired or provided | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 47 |
| Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effected to Factories, and Workshops and Workplaces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 28 |
| Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 58 |
| Pans and Traps only furnished | 34 | 37 | 50 | 19 | 140 |
| Pans only furnished | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Water Supply Apparatus repaired or provided | 62 | 59 | 48 | 58 | 227 |
| Water Supply renewed | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | 12 |
| Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Soil Pans properly trapped | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cleansed and Repaired | 23 | 22 | 39 | 39 | 123 |
| Newly constructed or better situated | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Ventilation improved | 31 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 73 |
| Public-house Urinals cleansed or repaired | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| Other Urinals altered or cleansed | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 6 |
| Other Urinals constructed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Repaired or water laid on | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ashpits. | |||||
| Provided | 147 | 79 | 81 | 105 | 412 |
| Covers to receptacles | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Dust complaints forwarded to the Surveyor | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pavings. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Yards | 37 | 47 | 62 | 31 | 177 |
| Forecourts | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Areas | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 8 |
| Washhouses | .. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Mews and Stables | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| General Water Supply. | |||||
| Covers to Cisterns adapted | 26 | 64 | 8 | .. | 98 |
| Water Supply provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Water Fittings amended | 32 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 143 |
| Cisterns cleansed and repaired | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 |
| Water Services altered so as to draw direct from main | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 18 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 86 |