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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 1927

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927

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Table: Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total
Water Closets and Urinals.
Closets erected2821152084
W.C. doors repaired or provided23242429100
Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effected to Factories. Workshops and Workplaces345719
Flushing Apparatus Amended1259114773436
Pans or Traps furnished78676144250
Cleansed1515181159
Ventilation improved6031978196
Public-house Urinals cleansed or repaired7125731
Other Urinals altered or cleansed11......2
Other Urinals constructed...1113
Ashpits.
Provided914546255437
Covers to receptacles.........11
Dust complaints forwarded to the Surveyor656320
Pavings.
Forecourts and Yards59404261202
Washhouses451111
Mews and Stables...31...4
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns adapted562890...174
Water Fittings amended34272244127
Cisterns cleansed and repaired...............
Water Services altered so as to draw direct from main1...214
Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings12...4218
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)54291023188
Other Improvements.
Verminous Rooms cleansed29737142215
Ventilation improved42463085203
Staircases repaired, amended, lighted, and ventilated8124832
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters repaired1268181153441