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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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Return Made to London County Council.
| Premises | Number of Places | Number ofInspections, 1928 | Number ofNotices, 1928 | Numberof Prosecutions, 1928 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1927 | Added in 1928 | Removed in 1928 | On Register at end of 1928 | ||||
| Cowsheds | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 128 | 4 | — | 132 | 144 | 3 | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 3 | — | — | 3 | 45 | — | — |
| Other Offensive Trade Premises | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | _ | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 158 | 10 | 24 | 144 | 152 | — | — |
| Registered Houses Let in Lodgings | 119 | — | 28 | 91 | 122 | _ | — |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 53 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 75 | 1 | — |
Total Number of Intimation Notices served for all purposes 1,476
„ „ „ Statutory „ „ „ 111
Overcrowding, 1928—
Number of Dwelling-rooms overcrowded 2
Number remedied —
Number of Prosecutions —
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupations dealt with during year 2
Number of Rooms closed 2
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891 —
Number of Closing Orders made 5
Number demolished in pursuance of Orders 40
Number demolished voluntarily 4
Number repaired or Nuisances remedied under
Public Health Act 1,836
Housing of the Working Classes—
(a) Erected during the year (Municipal) 87
(Private Enterprise) 98
(b) In course of erection 150