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St Giles (Camden) 1882

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

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Table: TABLE VI.Report of the Sanitary Works, &c., in 1882, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors

TABLE VI.

Report of the Sanitary Works, &c., in 1882, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors

Nature of Works.Sub-Districts.Total.
St. George, Blooms-bury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.
Number of complaints received during the year6711061238
Number of houses and premises visited and inspected3,9794,0703,72711,776
Result of Inspections.Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises4465972751,318
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed192278191661
Houses disinfected after infectiousdiseases464040126
House Drains.Repaired, cleansed, &c408262184
Trapped or ventilated28403199
New constructed2..13
W.C.'s.Repaired, cleansed, &c497376198
Supplied with water858661232
New constructed12...3
Dust Bins.New provided35..8
Repaired and covered885775220
Water Supply.Cisterns (new) erected64111
Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered2727171414
Miscellaneous.Number of lodging houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866............
Number of dust complaints received and attended to4635774421,482
Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse408749176
Removal of animals improperly kept..2..2
Regularly inspected.Bakehouses6341555
Licensed cow-houses21...3
Licensed slaughter-houses3115
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings2619...45