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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Drains tested—by smoke | 330 | ||
| „ ,, —by water | 314 | ||
| Opened, cleansed and repaired | 351 | ||
| Reconstructions and additions | 196 | ||
| Inspection chambers constructed | 130 | ||
| New covers to manholes | 125 | ||
| Soil and vent shafts repaired or renewed | 111 | ||
| Traps (gully) | 211 | ||
| Drains sealed off, etc. | 52 | ||
| Yards and forecourts drained | 89 | ||
| Waterclosets and Urinals— | |||
| Closets erected | 72 | ||
| W.C.s repaired | 264 | ||
| Pans or traps furnished | 382 | Sanitary conveniences or improvements effected to Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 37 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 31 | ||
| Dustbins— | |||
| Provided | 230 | ||
| Pavings— | |||
| Yards and Forecourts | 158 | ||
| General Water Supply— | |||
| Water Fittings amended | 177 | ||
| Extra water supply to tenement houses | 3 | ||
| Water supply certificates granted (Sect. 95) | 517 | ||
| Other Improvements— | |||
| Houses generally repaired | 135 | ||
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 2,823 | ||
| Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 33 | ||
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 246 | ||
| Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 991 | ||
| Dampness abated | 771 | ||
| Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 296 | ||
| Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 253 | ||
| Stoves and fireplaces | 345 | ||
| Washing coppers repaired or provided | 52 | ||
| Floors repaired | 436 | ||
| Provision for storage of food | 15 | ||
| Miscellaneous repairs | 889 | ||
| Other Nuisances Abated— | |||
| Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | 7 | ||
| Overcrowding abated | 121 | ||
| Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 3 | ||
| Dung receptacles provided | — | ||
| Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 33 | ||
| Rat infestation abated | 188 | ||
| Smoke Nuisances— | |||
| Observations | 120 | ||
| Statutory Notices served (Sects. 147 and 148) | — | ||
| Notices, Ac.— | |||
| Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 1,632 | ||
| Statutory Notices served | 350 | ||
| Houses rendered fit by informal action | 206 | ||