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 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.3rdQtr.4th Qtr.Total
Other Improvements—contd.
Walls and Ceilings of Preises cleansed and repaired131155115189590
Stoves and Fireplaces repaired28281481151
Washing Coppers repaired818122260
Sinks provided23730767
Floors repaired38323568173
Ice Cream places cleansed or improved...47...11
Other places where food is stored and prepared...1515131
Provision for Storage of Food1.........1
Other Nuisances Abated.
Illegal use of Underground Room discontinued.........1
Overcrowdings abated32......5
Sink, Lavatory and Bath Waste Pipes disconnected, trapped or amended48334515141
Stack Pipes amended32242326105
Nuisances from dampness abated74594685264
Animals Kept in Unfit Places discontinued or removed327113
Dung Receptacles provided24129
Bakehouse Nuisances abated...2121235
Houses abolished, unfit for habitation......1...1
Accumulations of Manure and other obnoxious matter removed515211152
Inundations abated.........33
Contents of Rooms cleansed688123
Rat Infestation abated28312441124
Smoke Nuisances.
Observations7341731
Statutory Notices served (Sections 23 and 24)...............
Food and Drugs.
Samples taken13014413037441
Found Adulterated743216