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Bermondsey 1904

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904

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Table X.— Sanitary Work, 1904.
Mr.
Thomas.
Mr.
Ashdown
Mr.
Cockburn
Mr.
Bartlett.
Mr.
Toogood.
Mr.
Scott.
Mr.
Williams
Mr.
Hoskins.
Mr.
Harris.
Mr.
Jones.
Mr.
Davies.
Totals.
Houses and other places inspected:—
466
534
383
450
House to house
509
822
565
689
547
105
3
5073
Various
655
527
359
662
681
832
771
893
428
210
4
6031
3188
2022
Re-inspections
2714
2595
2790
2929
2321
1940
3466
764
28
24707
Notices and intimations served: —
I
Intimations
541
618
415
247
356
318
829
452
281
108
5
3670
147
83
Statutories
224
84
33
100
30
53
129
16
899
-
113
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired
273
229
821
70
152
87
195
97
131
1669
1
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed
1
4
11
4
6
1
11
5
46
-
3
-
W.C.s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed
31
110
103
50
9
27
14
59
2
29
1
435
7
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed
56
91
289
14
23
16
39
67
23
-
625
Closets supplied with water or defective water Supplies remedied
40
88
37
9
96
25
48
93
21
30
-
487
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped
43
49
107
32
15
39
36
95
14
5
1
436
43
83
Stopped drains and W.C.s cleared
49
86
24
45
32
10
1
48
27
448
75
76
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired
25
84
42
34
130
95
25
29
1
616
6
Houses supplied with water
2
13
5
3
2
2
5
-
2
40
-
Defective roofs repaired
89
144
83
30
37
39
92
55
-
55
31
655
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped, or disconnected from drain
144
32
21
40
33
55
151
22
-
85
20
603
Offensive accumulations removed
3
1
8
13
5
-
4
57
6
8
4
109
Defective water apparatus in W.C.s repaired
2
22
38
40
48
35
-
99
68
23
375
-
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed
11
1
3
-
49
6
-
1
-
-
-
22
-
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors
22
29
6
9
39
2
4
8
13
11
-
143
Stables and other premises drained and paved
10
2
12
1
1
7
4
1
38
-
-
-
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in open air, and new waste
pipes provided
30
33
37
5
2
22
2
7
10
3
-
151
10
6
4
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor
25
7
4
2
1
21
4
-
84
7
8
Dung receptacles provided or repaired
12
3
3
3
1
6
4
47
-
-
3
4
Accumulations of manure removed
4
7
8
2
3
3
-
40
-
6
4
2
Separating W.C. and domestic water supplies
2
1
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
12
21
42
5
Effective means taken to prevent dampness
7
7
7
10
14
12
137
-
Yards cleansed
6
13
46
-
11
16
5
4
-
101
-
-
Means of ventilation provided or improved
58
15
10
13
17
2
45
3
163
-
-
-
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided
1
-
6
1
20
8
-
11
5
-
88
36
-
-
Cowsheds cleansed
-
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
60
Miscellaneous
21
2
55
34
21
114
129
-
-
436
-
48
162
24
-
Drains tested
364
81
247
40
12
99
85
1162
Note. —Mr. Davies left the Council's service on January 14th. Rooms disinfected 1769
Mr. Williams left the Council's service on September 2nd. Articles disinfected 17665
Mr. Harris commenced duties on March 7th. Bodies removed to Mortuary 178
Mr. Jones commenced duties on October 3rd. Post-mortem examinations 77
Houses disinfected to satisfaction of Medical Attendant 72

Table X.—Sanitary Work, 1904.

Houses and other places inspected:—Mr. Thomas.Mr. AshdownMr. CockburnMr. Bartlett.Mr. Toogood.Mr. Scott.Mr. WilliamsMr. Hoskins.Mr. Harris.Mr. Jones.Mr. Davies.Totals.
House to house82256546668950954738345053410535073
Various35966265568183277152789342821946031
Re-inspections2714259531382790292923211940346620227642824707
Notices and intimations served:—
Intimations54161841524735631882945228110853670
Statutories224841473310030531298316899
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired27322932170152871959711313111669
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed1141611145346
W.C.s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed110103509271459231291435
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed56912891423163967723625
Closets supplied with water or defective water Supplies remedied4088379962548932130487
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped434910732153936951451436
Stopped drains and W.C.s cleared498643244548328327101448
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired1309525844234757625291616
Houses supplied with water521353622240
Defective roofs repaired144558330373989925531655
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped, or disconnected from drain1448532214033551512220603
Offensive accumulations removed457318613854109
Defective water apparatus in W.C.s repaired99222386840483523375
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed61113122
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors422296813939211143
Stables and other premises drained and paved121021174138
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in open air, and new waste pipes provided222332710303753151
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor251074212164484
Dung receptacles provided or repaired123331786447
Accumulations of manure removed47823346340
Separating W.C. and domestic water supplies24129
Effective means taken to prevent dampness7712710142142512137
Yards cleansed13461161654101
Means of ventilation provided or improved58151013172453163
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided1366120811588
Cowsheds cleansed22
Miscellaneous11412921255603421436
Drains tested129936481488516224740241162