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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

Summary of Sanitary Work—continued.

1stQtr.2ndQtr.3rd Qtr.4thQtr.Total
Water Closets and Urinals.
Closets erected8691437
W.C. doors repaired or provided39191952129
Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements effected to Factories. Workshops and Workplaces4527440
Flushing Apparatus Amended7812115986444
Pans or Traps furnished78995955291
Cleansed1838241999
Ventilation improved73210036175
Public-house Urinals cleansed or re-paired3...238
Other Urinals altered or cleansed......426
Other Urinals constructed...1113
Ashpits.
Provided151150119173593
Covers to receptacles1………1
Pavings.
Forecourts and Yards47725332204
Washhouses25119
Mews and Stables123…6
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns adapted14289130163
Water Fittings amended1825262392
Cisterns cleansed and repaired121…4
Water Services altered so as to draw direct from main422…8
Water Supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings631111
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)8439737185
Other Improvements.
Verminous Rooms cleansed18273724106
Ventilation improved56597669260
Staircases repaired, amended, lighted, and ventilated41562315135
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters repaired161112139132544