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 1926
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926
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Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.
| 1stQtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4thQtr. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drains—contd. | |||||
| Washhouses Drained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fort-courts Drained | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Areas Drained | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Cesspools abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Privies and Earth Closets abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Closets and Urinals. | |||||
| Closets erected | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 48 |
| W.C. doors repaired or provided | 9 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 73 |
| Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effecteu to Factories. Workshops and Workplaces | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Pan, Traps and Water Supply furnished | 22 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 68 |
| Pans and Traps only furnished | 69 | 45 | 51 | 101 | 266 |
| Pans only furnished | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Water Supply Apparatus repaired or provided | 68 | 48 | 48 | 106 | 270 |
| Water Supply renewed | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| Water Supply disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Soil Pans properly trapped | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cleansed and Repaired | 23 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 124 |
| Newly constructed or better situated | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Ventilation improved | 13 | 5 | ... | 34 | 52 |
| Public - house Urinals cleansed or repaired | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| Other Urinals altered or cleansed | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Other Urinals constructed | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Repaired or water laid on | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Ashpits. | |||||
| Provided | 91 | 121 | 66 | 68 | 346 |
| Covers to receptacles | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Dust complaints forwarded to the Sur-veyor | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pavings. | |||||
| Yards | 72 | 47 | 62 | 76 | 257 |
| Forecourts | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 28 |
| Areas | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Washhouses | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Mews and Stables | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| General Water Supply. | |||||
| Covers to Cisterns adapted | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| Water Supply provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Fittings amended | 49 | 41 | 46 | 26 | 162 |
| Cisterns cleansed and repaired | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Water Services altered so as to draw direct from main | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 |
| Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 39 |