Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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1st. Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total | |
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Inspections. | |||||
Houses Inspected (House to House) | 9 | 88 | ... | ... | 97 |
,, ,, Complaints, Nuisance? | 523 | 431 | 737 | 763 | 2454 |
Other Premises Inspected | 48 | 160 | 35 | 48 | 341 |
Re-inspections, Calls Made, etc. | 4725 | 3171 | 3253 | 3515 | 14664 |
Inspections of Houses Let in Lodgings | 18 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 93 |
Bakehouses | 5 | 52 | 6 | 42 | 105 |
„ Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 69 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 240 |
,, Outworkers' Premises ... | 34 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 110 |
„ Slaughterhouses | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
„ Cowhouses | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
„ Stables and Yards | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
„ Piggeries | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
„ Courts and Alleys | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
„ Fields, Lanes, etc. | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
„ Urinals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 69 |
„ Gipsy Vans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
„ Horse Slaughterhouses | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
,, Dairies, Cowshed and Milkshops | 16 | 72 | 38 | 12 | 138 |
„Soap Boilers | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
,, Other Oflensive Trades | 4 | ... | 5 | 7 | 16 |
,, Ice Cream places | 3 | 118 | 20 | ... | 141 |
„ Other places where food is prepared or stored | 655 | 492 | 396 | 482 | 2025 |
Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 52 | 56 | 43 | 51 | 202 |
Total | 6242 | 4759 | 4732 | 5070 | 20803 |
Drains. | |||||
Intercepting Chamber | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
Other Chambers Constructed | 13 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 71 |
Reconstructions and Additions | 28 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 128 |
Opened, Cleansed and Amended | 100 | 131 | 114 | 134 | 479 |
Traps Fixed | 24 | 46 | 99 | 27 | 196 |
New Soil Pipes | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
Soil and Vent Shafts Repaired | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
Drains and Soil Pipes Ventilated | 2 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 52 |
Drains Sealed off, etc. | 2 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 38 |
Drains tested—by Smoke | 61 | 35 | 66 | 97 | 259 |
„ by Water | 56 | 68 | 109 | 47 | 280 |
Found Defective | 15 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
New Covers to Manholes | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
Yards Drained | 9 | 32 | 8 | 49 | |
Washhouses Drained | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Areas Drained | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
Cesspools abolished | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |