London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Closets erected | 31 |
| W.C.s repaired | 198 |
| Sanitary conveniences or improvements effected to Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 21 |
| Pans or traps furnished | 267 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 26 |
| Dustbins— | |
| Provided | 137 |
| Pavings— | |
| Yards and Forecourts | 53 |
| General Water Supply— | |
| Water Fittings amended | 95 |
| Extra water supply to tenement houses | 11 |
| Water supply certificates granted (Sect. 95) | 516 |
| • Other Improvements— | |
| Houses generally repaired | 170 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 838 |
| Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 72 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 181 |
| Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 1,233 |
| Dampness abated | 328 |
| Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 212 |
| Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 274 |
| Stoves and fireplaces | 162 |
| Washing coppers repaired or provided | 31 |
| Floors repaired | 228 |
| Provision for storage of food | — |
| Miscellaneous repairs | 443 |
| Other Nuisances Abated— | |
| Illegal use of Underground room discontinued | - |
| Overcrowding abated | 79 |
| Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | - |
| Dung receptacles provided | — |
| Houses abolished, unfit for habitation | - |
| Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 9 |
| Rat infestation abated | 155 |
| Smoke Nuisances— | |
| Observations | - |
| Statutory Notices served (Sects. 147 and 148) | — |
| Notices, &c — | |
| Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 2,458 |
| Statutory Notices served | 325 |
| Houses rendered fit by informal action | 185 |