Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Provided | 241 |
Pavings— | |
Yards and Forecourts | 90 |
General Water Supply— | |
Water Fittings amended | 110 |
Extra water supply to tenement houses | — |
Water supply certificates granted (Sect. 95) | 201 |
Other Improvements— | |
Houses generally repaired | 143 |
Rooms cleansed and repaired | |
Rooms and staircases lighted and ventilated | 30 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 202 |
Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes repaired | 571 |
Dampness abated | 578 |
Sinks, baths and lavatory basins | 238 |
Sink, lavatory and bath waste pipes trapped or amended | 257 |
Stoves and fireplaces | 179 |
Washing coppers repaired or provided | 24 |
Floors repaired | |
Provision for storage of food | 23 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 909 |
Other Nuisances Abated— | |
Illegal use of Underground rooms discontinued | — |
Overcrowding abated | 79 |
Animals kept in unfit places discontinued or removed | 1 |
Dung receptacles provided | — |
Accumulation of manure and other obnoxious matter removed | 31 |
Rat infestation abated | 158 |
Smoke Nuisances— | |
Observations... | 95 |
Statutory Notices served (Sects. 147 and 148) | — |
Notices, &c.— | |
Intimations served under Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 821 |
Statutory Notices served | 168 |
Houses rendered fit by informal action |