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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 1933

[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
Other Improvements—contd. Walls arid Ceilings of Premises Cleansed
and Repaired3453613895291624
Stoves and Fireplaces Repaired34231843118
Washing Coppers Repaired1512162063
Sinks Provided90335988270
Floors Repaired558450117306
Ice Cream Places Cleansed or Improved1..1..2
Other Places where food is stored and Prepared3......3
Provision for Storage of Food• •....22
Other Nuisances Abated—
Illegal Use of Underground Room Discontinued......44
Overcrowdings abated12....3
Sink, Lavatory and Bath Waste Pipes Disconnected, Trapped or Amended82545582273
Stack Pipes Amended3016122886
Nuisances from Dampness Abated62463655199
Animals kept in Unfit Places Discontinued or Removed..12..3
Dung Receptacles Provided..........
Bakehouse Nuisances Abated33....6
Houses Abolished, unfit for habitation531..9
Accumulations of Manure and other
Obnoxious Matter Removed181341449
Inundations Abated......11
Contents of Rooms Cleansed3..4512
Rat Infestation Abated1731183399
Smoke Nuisances—
Observations9431531
Statutory Notices Served (Sections 23 and 24)2.......2
Food and Drugs—
SamDles Taken :—
Formal1331248648391
Informal0015152
Found Adulterated, etc.32049