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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Provided | 176 |
| Pavings— | |
| Yards and Forecourts | 117 |
| General Water Supply— | |
| Water Fittings amended | 141 |
| Extra water supply to tenement houses | 1 |
| Water supply certificates granted (Sect. 95) | 468 |
| Other Improvements— | |
| Houses generally repaired | 192 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 2,198 |
| Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 21 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 219 |
| Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 973 |
| Dampness abated | 742 |
| Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 336 |
| Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 329 |
| Stoves and fireplaces | 335 |
| Washing coppers repaired or provided | 59 |
| Floors repaired | 363 |
| Provision for storage of food | — |
| Miscellaneous repairs | 797 |
| Other Nuisances Abated— | |
| Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | — |
| Overcrowding abated | 110 |
| Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 2 |
| Dung receptacles provided | 2 |
| Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 25 |
| Rat infestation abated | 96 |
| Smoke Nuisances— | |
| Observations | 57 |
| Statutory Notices served (Sects. 147 and 148) | — |
| Notices, &c.— | |
| Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 1,350 |
| Statutory Notices served | 231 |
| Houses rendered fit by informal action | 165 |