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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 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich]

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Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY W 0 RK— continued.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY W 0 RK— continued.

First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
Ashpits.
Provided55557267249
Covers to Receptacles...............
Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor...............
Pavings.
Yards43502921143
Forecourts7.........7
Areas463215
Washhouses...............
Mews and Stables...............
General Water Supply.
Covers to Cisterns Adapted3......14
Water Supply Provided1......12
Water Fittings Amended35293739140
Cisterns Cleansed and Repaired21...25
Water Services Altered so as to draw direct from main111...3
Water Supplies Reinstated where cut off through defective fittings475622
Water Supplies cut off...............
Defective Water Fittings (causing nuisance from dampness) repaired42212436123
Water Supply Certificates granted (Section 48)11428
Other Improvements.
Houses Generally Repaired38726542217
Promises Cleansed, Limewashed and Repaired291604638273
Verminous Houses Cleansed247417
Staircases and Passages ditto...............
Ventilation Improved13134131
Staircases Lighted & Ventilated...............
Leaky House Roofs and Gutters Repaired9913513874446
Walls and Ceilings of Premises Cleansed throughout47416169218
Ditto, ditto, partially577162105295
Cowhouses cleansed145414
Horse Slaughterhouses cleansed11I14
Ice Cream Places cleansed or improved...1711...28
Other Places where Food is prepared6239745