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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
Camberwell 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Cremation Certificates
| No.of cremations authorised during the year by the Medical Referee or his Deputy | 1,987 |
Water Certificates
| No. of Water Certificates issued | 159 |
| No. of dwellings concerned | 876 |
Drainage and Sewerage
| No.of drainage applications received | 414 |
| Length of sewers reconstructed | 4,874 ft. |
| No.of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies | 83 |
| No.of defective pot gullies renewed | 4 |
Public Cleansing
| Amount of house refuse collected | 42,801 tons |
| Amount of trade refuse collected | 772 tons |
Examination of Water from the Council's Swimming Baths
| Bacteriological examination | Chemical examination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples | No. Satis. | No. of Samples | No. Satis. | |
| Camberwell Front Swimming Bath | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Camberwell Rear Swimming Bath | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Dulwich Second Class Swimming Bath | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
In addition, water from the Swimming Bath at Mary
Datchelor Girls' School, Camberwell Grove, was chemically
and bacteriologically examined on five occasions. All the
samples were satisfactory.