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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 1934

[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
Water Closets and Urinals—
Closets Erected246273693
W.C. Doors Repaired or Provided11676131116439
Sanitary Conveniences or Improvements Effected to Factories, Workshops and Workplaces15. .61738
Flushing Apparatus Amended1158358S9345
Pans or Traps Furnished1026513498399
Water Supply Disconnected from Drinking Water Cistern1. .. .12
Cleansed34461054
Ventilation Improved55391212118
Public-house Urinals Cleansed or Repaired5. .2310
Other Urinals Altered or Cleansed. .. .. .22
Other Urinals Constructed1613121
Ashpits—
Provided114535952278
Covers to Receptacles1. .. .. .1
Pavings—
Forecourts and Yards51388049218
Areas. .. .268
Washhouses1. .4510
Mews and Stables1. .. .. .1
General Water Supply—
Covers to Cisterns Adapted4936. .590
Water Fittings Amended1112191961
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main42. .410
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings32. .5
Extra Water Supply to tenement houses548522
Water Supply Certificates Granted (Section 48)648494183425
Other Improvements—
Verminous Rooms Cleansed12297658175
Ventilation Improved144109121135509
Staircases Repaired, Amended, Lighted and Ventilated97153738187
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired12671118135450