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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
Battersea 1895
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1895
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TABLE XVI. Summary of Sanitary Operations, 1895, in the whole Parish.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sanitary operations | 38,779 | 54,577 | 53,791 | 55,806 |
| Number of House Inspections | 23,587 | 25,091 | 24,747 | 30,051 |
| Bakehouses Inspections | 215 | 296 | 313 | 460 |
| Bakehouses Nuisances abated | ... | 18 | 19 | 49 |
| Urinals—Inspections | 251 | 260 | 318 | 483 |
| Do. altered, repaired, or water laid on | ... | 120 | 119 | 31 |
| Intimations Served, 54 & 55 Vic. cap. 76 (3) | 3,691 | 4,420 | 4,289 | 4,256 |
| Notices Served under Sec. 4 | 921 | 1,211 | 1,076 | 1,198 |
| Notices Served under Sec. 62 and 65 | 1,588 | 2,572 | 1,605 | 1,709 |
| Complaints Received and attended to | ... | 4,089 | 3,253 | 3,877 |
| Number of Houses Disinfected | 1,227 | 2,069 | 1,449 | 1,454 |
| Houses Supplied with Disinfectants | 3,026 | 5,275 | 3,175 | 3,616 |
| Overcrowding Abated | 34 | 38 | 56 | 33 |
| Premises Cleansed and Repaired | 189 | 280 | 328 | 138 |
| Drains Tested By Smoke | 700 | 1,491 | 1,272 | 1,331 |
| ,, Water | 178 | 491 | 794 | 997 |
| Drains Cleansed and Repaired | 1,107 | 1,564 | 1,106 | 1,205 |
| Drains Relaid | 220 | 917 | 742 | 742 |
| Soil Pipes ventilated | ... | ... | 135 | 796 |
| Sink & Rain Water Pipes disconnected | 1,360 | 562 | 1,012 | 634 |
| Water Closets Cleansed and Repaired | 237 | 314 | 426 | 236 |
| Cesspools Abolished | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Mews and Stables Drained and Paved | 86 | 30 | 11 | 8 |
| Yards Drained and Paved | 161 | 253 | 938 | 555 |
| Accumulations of Manure Removed or proper receptacles provided | 41 | 70 | 56 | 61 |
| Dust Receptacles Provided | 738 | 772 | 1,221 | 688 |
| Dust Complaints forwarded to the Surveyor | ... | 271 | 214 | 377 |
| Leaky House-roofs and Gutters Repaired | 185 | 84 | 240 | 134 |
| Houses Supplied with Water | 151 | 130 | 93 | 252 |
| Water Closets Supplied with Water, or supply disconnected from drinking water cistern | 860 | 731 | 1,113 | 1,054 |
| Cisterns Covered, Cleansed and Repaired | 409 | 469 | 624 | 816 |
| Keeping of Animals in unfit state | 5 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| Smoke Nuisances dealt with | 10 | 26 | 21 | 11 |
| Certificates of Disinfection Granted | 1,044 | 1,659 | 1,551 | 1,538 |
| Water Supply Certificate Granted (Sec. 48) | 16 | 118 | 141 | 282 |
| Proceedings Ordered by Vestry and Sanitary Committee | 444 | 1,211 | 1,100 | 1,243 |
| Summonses Issued | 14 | 73 | 52 | 63 |
| Magisterial Orders Obtained and Enforced | 14 | 70 | 42 | 59 |
| Sanitary Conveniences provided to Factories and Workshops, Sec. 38 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ... |
| Underground sleeping rooms disused | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Gipsy vans inspected | ... | ... | ... | 64 |
PARTICULARS OF SUMMONSES ISSUED.
| Summonses. | Magisterial Orders obtained. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 33 | † 31 | |
| Under P.H.(L)A . | Non-compliance with notices | 18 | *16 |
| Contravention of Bye.laws, &c. | 12 | 12 | |
| 63 | 59 | ||
† Two cases were withdrawn, summonses issued and convictions being obtained
against the proprietors of the other thirty-one.
* Two cases dismissed, Magistrate deciding that the drain was a sewer,