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Bermondsey 1914

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1914

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Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1914.
Mr.
Grice.
Mr.
Wood
Mr.
Merryman.
Mr.
Toogood.
Mr.
Freeman.
Mr.
Golds.
Mr.
Pitts
Mr.
Cockburn.
Total
349
407
423
307 2
Houses or paits of houses cleansed or repaired
438
333
3 11
381
450
29
2
6
62
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed
12
12
1
...
...
107
112
119
W.C's repaired, ventilated and whitewashed
74
76
111
12
32
6 43
33
40
96
264
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed
7
12
27
10
39
33
276
Closets supplied with water, or defective water supplies remedied
2 9
78
1
62
22
27
24
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated and trapped
8 9
64
71
159
56
51
593
4 6
57
67
66
29
46
14
Stopped drains and w.c's cleared
38
52
45
357
126
116
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired
39
24
80
44
67
154
650
Houses supplied with water
8
2
9
8 9
21
1
3
42
3
136
76
82
Defective roofs repaired
107
77
73
104
49
704
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected
from drain
63
82
116
53
90
31
72
44
551
15
26
6
11
Offensive accumulations removed
13
11
7
5
94
Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired
30
72
45
3
44
7
55
27
283
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed
4
1
3
14
3
1
2
...
...
1
6
6
33
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors
5
8
4
2
1
Stables and other premises drained and paved
5
2
1
9
1
5
23
...
...
Waste-water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge
in the open air, and new waste pipes provided
68
8
26
3
17
2
24
123
271
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor
6
2
11
7
26
...
...
...
...
Dung receptacles provided or repaired
2
2
3
5
2
14
...
...
...
Accumulations of manure removed
9
3
1
2
5
20
...
...
...
1
1
Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies
...
...
...
...
64
...
...
38
Effective means taken to prevent dampness
22
87
34
11
64
23
25
304
13
16
2
10
58
1
100
Yards cleansed
...
...
Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made
50
53
78
9
4
217
3
20
..
27
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided
5
4
8
3
3
50
...
...
1
Cowsheds cleansed
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Miscellaneous
135
83
38
27
59
650
61
75
172
148
164
137
185
1061
Drains tested
42
119
191
75
Rooms disinfected 2,239
Post-mortem examinations 133
Articles disinfected 28,986
Bodies removed to mortuary 195
Inquests 165

Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1914.

Mr. Grice.Mr. WoodMr. Merryman.Mr. Toogood.Mr. Freeman.Mr. Golds.Mr. PittsMr. Cockburn.Total
Houses or paits of houses cleansed or repaired3494074234504383333113813072
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed1229122......1662
W.C's repaired, ventilated and whitewashed74107112761111232119643
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed733124027961039264
Closets supplied with water, or defective water supplies remedied297816222272433276
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated and trapped46578964711595651593
Stopped drains and w.c's cleared3867526629454614357
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired3924126804467154116650
Houses supplied with water211384223989
Defective roofs repaired1077773104136497682704
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected from drain72638244116539031551
Offensive accumulations removed152661311751194
Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired30724534475527283
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed...43...112314
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors5846211633
Stables and other premises drained and paved52191......523
Waste-water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air, and new waste pipes provided31768224123826271
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor...62...11......726
Dung receptacles provided or repaired...2235......214
Accumulations of manure removed...931...2...520
Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies............64......11
Effective means taken to prevent dampness2287341164232538304
Yards cleansed101358...16...12100
Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made320505378..94217
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided548327...3...50
Cowsheds cleansed............1.........1
Miscellaneous617517213583382759650
Drains tested42148119164137191751851061