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St Giles (Camden) 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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TABLE VI.

Report of the Sanitary Works, &c., in 1879, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors.

Sub-District.St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles, North.St. Giles, South.Total.
Number of complaints received during the year602597182
Number of houses and premises, &c., inspected2,9022,5065,44710,855
Result of Inspections.Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises3472016401.188
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed204138485827
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases343643
House Drains.Repaired, cleansed, &c3436110180
Trapped or ventilated11894256468
New constructed711119
Priviesand W.C.'sRepaired, cleansed, &c121156369646
Supplied with water3334150217
Dust Bins.New provided22
Repaired and covered9253 237382
Water Supply.Cisterns (new) erected22
Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered5954202315
Miscellaneous.Number of lodging houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866
Number of dust complaints received and attended to5103351,6092,454
Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse4513106164
Removal of animals improperly kept ..1717
Regularly inspected.Bakehouses992240
Licensed cow houses213
Licensed slaughter houses4116
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings21921