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Greenwich 1929

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

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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1929.

1st. Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total
Inspections.
Houses Inspected (House to House)988......97
,, ,, Complaints, Nuisance?5234317377632454
Other Premises Inspected481603548341
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc.472531713253351514664
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings1831281693
Bakehouses552642105
„ Factories, Workshops and Workplaces69485667240
,, Outworkers' Premises ...34212233110
„ Slaughterhouses1265831
„ Cowhouses......3...3
„ Stables and Yards1837634
„ Piggeries11......2
„ Courts and Alleys9...1...10
„ Fields, Lanes, etc.275317
„ Urinals357111669
„ Gipsy Vans21115
„ Horse Slaughterhouses...3......3
,, Dairies, Cowshed and Milkshops16723812138
„Soap Boilers21...3
,, Other Oflensive Trades4...5716
,, Ice Cream places311820...141
„ Other places where food is prepared or stored6554923964822025
Investigations (Rats and Mice)52564351202
Total624247594732507020803
Drains.
Intercepting Chamber269421
Other Chambers Constructed1317251671
Reconstructions and Additions28374518128
Opened, Cleansed and Amended100131114134479
Traps Fixed24469927196
New Soil Pipes31412534
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired789933
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated21530552
Drains Sealed off, etc.2330338
Drains tested—by Smoke61356697259
„ by Water566810947280
Found Defective1512202067
New Covers to Manholes6148634
Yards Drained932849
Washhouses Drained...11...2
Areas Drained1...3...4
Cesspools abolished...2......2