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 Camberwell.
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TABLE VII.—Summary of Sanitary Work for the Year ending December 31st, 1902.
Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Kerslake. | Morley. | Homer. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Perry. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleanse and Limewash | 142 | 150 | 82 | 50 | 188 | 146 | 26 | 140 | 125 | 295 | 13 | 1357 |
Repair Guttering, &c | 96 | 100 | 57 | 16 | 212 | 92 | 31 | 189 | 81 | 222 | 9 | 1105 |
Ventilate under Floors, &c. | 27 | 147 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 162 | 50 | 120 | 61 | 70 | 12 | 717 |
Abate Overcrowding | 14 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 28 | .. | 158 |
Abate Smoke Nuisance | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 20 | 6 | .. | 52 |
Light and Ventilate Staircase | 63 | 130 | 95 | 2 | 83 | 74 | 44 | 45 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 597 |
Provide, Repair or Remove Dustbin | 81 | 110 | 42 | 23 | 141 | 88 | 21 | 63 | 47 | 100 | 13 | 729 |
Remove Refuse or Manure | 115 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 47 | 3 | 361 |
Pave, Level and Drain Yard, &c. | 134 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 167 | 116 | 61 | 35 | 64 | 103 | 15 | 859 |
Provide Manure Pit | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 79 |
Provide sufficient Supply | 28 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | .. | 121 |
Provide or Reconstruct Receptacle (render accessible) | 20 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 48 |
Repair, Cover or Cleanse Receptacles | 15 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 71 | 9 | .. | 13 | 26 | 2 | 214 |
Provide, Repair or Remove closets, Pans, &c. | 159 | 102 | 129 | 139 | 97 | 85 | 44 | 42 | 66 | 95 | 15 | 973 |
Supply proper Water to Closet and Apparatus | 122 | 139 | 19 | 115 | 124 | 70 | 37 | 90 | 66 | 63 | 6 | 851 |
Ventilate and Remove outside Soil Pipes, Cleanse, Repair and Trap Drains or Sinks | 93 | 185 | 141 | 125 | 144 | 86 | 78 | 85 | 108 | 94 | 13 | 1152 |
Disconnect Rain Water Pipes, Sinks and other Wastes | 15 | 99 | 39 | 109 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 421 |
Empty and Cleanse Cesspools or Drain into Sewer | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 |
Totally Reconstruct Drains | 75 | 76 | 67 | 50 | 75 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 458 |
Partially Reconstruct Drains | 40 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 27 | .. | 6 | 3 | 151 |
Animals to be kept Clean or Removed | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 46 |
Public Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 |
Private Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 35 |
Abate Nuisance—from Offensive Trade | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
„ from Road Gullies | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 12 |
Miscellaneous | .. | 68 | .. | 1 | 38 | .. | 1 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 170 |