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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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found dead in the Borough if in such cases it appears to the Council
that no suitable funeral arrangements have been or are being made.
The Council is empowered, if it so desires, to recover expenses
for the burial or cremation from the estate of the deceased person or
from any person who, for the purposes of this Act, was liable to
maintain the deceased person immediately prior to his death.
During 1959, arrangements were made under the above Act
for the burial of 5 bodies, one female and 4 males (one a male infant
found on the river foreshore) at a total cost to the Council of
£7 15s. Od.
Exhumations.—Two exhumations were carried out during
the year and the Public Health Inspector of the district was present
on each occasion to see that the usual precautions were observed.
| Inspections- | |
|---|---|
| Houses inspected (House-to-House) | 16 |
| „ „ (Complaints, nuisances) | 1,222 |
| „ „ (Infectious Disease) | 418 |
| „ „ (Overcrowding) | 39 |
| Re-inspections, calls made, etc | 7,764 |
| Inspections of Factories | 384 |
| „ „ Shops | 6 |
| „ „ Hairdressers or Barbers | 42 |
| „ „ Licensed Victuallers | 16 |
| „ „ Pet Shops | 9 |
| „ „ Stable; and yards | 6 |
| „ „ Urinals | 95 |
| „ „ Houses let in Lodgings | 14 |
| „ „ Outworkers premises | 47 |
| „ Under Clean Air Act | 1,225 |
| „ Miscellaneous | 1,137 |
| Inspection of Premises (Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933) | 11 |
| „ „ „ (Rent Acts) | 94 |
| Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 356 |
| On notice from Builder | 400 |
| 13,301 | |
| Drains— | |
| Drains tested—by smoke | 125 |
| „ „ —by water | 280 |
| Opened, cleansed and repaired | 422 |
| Reconstructions and additions | 212 |
| Inspection chambers constructed | 95 |
| New covers to manholes | 58 |
| Soil and vent shafts repaired or renewed | 102 |
| Traps (gully) | 175 |
| Drains sealed off, etc. | 89 |
| Yards and forecourts drained | 35 |