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Camberwell 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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TABLE XII.-RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT FROM THE 1ST JANUARY, 1895, TO THE
31ST DECEMBER, 1895, BOTH INCLUSIVE. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Inspectors.
TABLE A.
Description of Work.
Stevenson.
Scudamore
Pointon.
Chadderton.
Kerslake.
Groom.
Dewey.
Collins.
Morley.
Homer.
Eagle.
Heath.
Farmer.
House-to-House Inspections
499
687
679
492
574
544
256
858
422
565
515
542
271
Complaints
142
273
108
78
242
145
102
80
105
125
132
162
75
Inspections arising from Complaints
265
420
146
106
365
248
231
109
166
208
307
188
124
31
Bakehouses
6
39
47
21
52
76
36
22
119
56
32
8
Cow-houses and Dairies
2
1
29
26
10
12
56
94
23
5
25
49
13
Slaughter-houses
0
13
23
21
16
0
13
0
37
0
16
46
0
Laundries
5
1
28
19
13
4
5
14
12
1
44
10
0
Infectious Cases
223
229
180
196
156
49
258
210
110
170
352
142
219
75
Schools, Board
37
74
10
30
50
22
23
5
2
14
34
0
21
8
2
„ Private
16
42
7
23
11
3
2
14
0
0
Workshops
17
8
16
5
13
12
7
21
8
30
48
0
33
19
Sanitary Conveniences, Public Urinals, &c.
88
68
53
35
17
1
35
0
43
0
24
23
131
Do. Private do.
227
71
47
160
214
196
139
253
23
254
147
173
Railway Stations Inspected
0
0
47
22
12
2
0
0
100
3
0
0
0
Miscellaneous Inspections
0
7
12
1
0
0
15
47
0
131
13
34
0
572
Intimations served under the P.H. Act
394
388
341
127
396
358
321
484
524
425
375
385
Notices served under the P.H. Act
53
111
16
1
50
54
127
158
90
62
22
84
49
7
Summonses taken out under the P.H. Act
19
1
0
2
5
14
4
26
15
23
5
4
0
Tenement Houses Inspected
27
0
0
0
6
1
9
71
16
0
0
534
Total No. of Primary inspections
2175
1939
853
2286
2088
2448
1832
1784
2198
2174
1957
2239
1682
Re-Inspections of Works in hand
3909
3862
4129
3955
3368
4598
1705
4028
3555
4502
3711
4121
3751
„ Infectious Diseases
203
13
48
3
65
98
63
28
107
110
27
47
11
New Buildings Inspected and Re-Inspected
46
47
35
15
13
85
122
212
12
239
50
87
2
Total No. of Re-Inspections
4212
1723
4033
3740
4158
3922
4211
3608
4621
4060
4198
3885
4611
TABLE B.
Reconstruction of Old Drains Completed
106
161
112
132
9
58
61
88
175
113
66
161
149

Table: TABLE XII.-RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT FROM THE 1ST JANUARY, 1895, TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1895, BOTH INCLUSIVE. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.

TABLE XII.-RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT FROM THE 1ST JANUARY, 1895, TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1895, BOTH INCLUSIVE. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.

TABLE A. Description of Work.Inspectors.
Stevenson.Groom.Pointon.Dewey.Eagle.Chadderton.ScudamoreCollins.Heath.Kerslake.Morley.Homer.Farmer.Totals.
House-to-House Inspections5444996872566798584224925745655155422716904
Complaints1422731087824214510280105125132162751769
Inspections arising from Complaints2654201461063652482311091661882083071242883
Bakehouses3163947215276363222119568545
Cow-houses and Dairies21292610125694235254913345
Slaughter-houses210131601303723016460168
Laundries51281913451412144100156
Infectious Cases196223156492582102291102191801703521422494
Schools, Board75377410305022235214340376
„ Private2116428272311321400149
Workshops178165131272133830480218
Sanitary Conveniences, Public Urinals, &c.88685335171350234302419406
Do. Private do.2277113147160214196139253254147173232035
Railway Stations Inspected004722122010003000186
Miscellaneous Inspections07121001547013113340260
Intimations served under the P.H. Act3943883411275723963583214845244253753855090
Notices served under the P.H. Act5311116150544912715890622284877
Summonses taken out under the P.H. Act719104251426152354125
Tenement Houses Inspected027000619711600534664
Total No. of Primary inspections20882175193985324482286183217842198217419572239168225650
Re-Inspections of Works in hand390938624129170539554028355533684502371141213751459849194
„ Infectious Diseases2031348365986328107110274711823
New Buildings Inspected and Re-Inspected4647351513851222121223950872965
Total No. of Re-Inspections415839224212172340334211374036084621406041983885461150982
TABLE B.
Reconstruction of Old Drains Completed1611121329106586188175113661611491391