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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 1929

[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.

1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total
Othe Improvements-contd.
Walls and Ceiling of Premises cleansed and repaired4414793096381867
Stoves and Fireplaces repaired38261842124
Washing Coppers repaired1514142366
Sinks provided12312339105
Floors repaired34413669180
Ice Cream places cleansed or improved...43...7
Other places where food is stored and prepared71415...36
Provision for Storage of Food1.........1
Other Nuisances Abated.
Illegal use of Underground Room discontinued...............
Overcrowdings abated Sink, Lavatory and Bath Waste Pipes11114
disconnected, trapped or amended...31554849183
Stack Pipes amended22353340130
Nuisances from dampness abated65454856214
Animals Kept in Unfit Places discontinued or removed24......6
Dung Receptacles provided111...3
Bakehouse Nuisances abated4961130
Houses abolished, unfit for habitation......42024
Accumulations of Manure and other obnoxious matter removed1118241265
Inundations abated......617
Contents of Rooms cleansed1311722
Rat Infestation abated1220302688
Smoke Nuisances.
Observations23812548
Statutory Notices served (Sections and 24)1.........1
Food and Drugs.
Samples taken1481249574441
Found Adulterated, &c.623415