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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Closets erected | 115 |
| W.C.s repaired | 314 |
| Sanitary conveniences or improvements effected to Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 6 |
| W.C. pedestals installed | 433 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 94 |
| Dustbins— | |
| Provided | 217 |
| Pavings— | |
| Yards and Forecourts | 122 |
| General Water Supply— | |
| Water Fittings amended | 146 |
| Extra water supply to tenement houses | 1 |
| Water supply certificates granted (Sect. 95) | 463 |
| Other Improvements— | |
| Houses generally repaired | 246 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 2,264 |
| Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 40 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 286 |
| Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 835 |
| Dampness abated | 730 |
| Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 431 |
| Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 343 |
| Stoves and fireplaces | 306 |
| Washing coppers repaired or provided | 55 |
| Floors repaired | 443 |
| Provision for storage of food | 39 |
| Miscellaneous repairs | 812 |
| Other Nuisances Abated— | |
| Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | — |
| Overcrowding abated | 61 |
| Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 3 |
| Dung receptacles provided | — |
| Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 26 |
| Rat infestation abated | 198 |