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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
Clerkenwell 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97
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281 fumigations after infectious disease.
158 cases of scarlet fever.
78 „ diphtheria.
22 ,, typhoid fever.
2 „ puerperal fever.
39 „ erysipelas.
Inspector Gbeen's Report, 1896—No. 3 District.
42 cases of scarlet fever.
46 ,, diphtheria.
5 „ membranous croup.
19 „ enteric fever.
24 „ erysipelas.
1 „ small pox.
3 ,, puerperal fever.
204 fumigations after infectious disease.
61 cases of overcrowding abated.
136 defective pavings repaired.
82 dirty rooms and houses cleansed.
4 dead bodies removed to mortuary.
16 choked drains unstopped.
41 defective drains repaired or reconstructed.
7 defective soil pipes remedied.
122 foul closet pans cleansed or new ones fixed.
102 defective dustbins repaired or new ones provided.
42 additional water-closets provided.
6 nuisances from animals abated.
171 yards limewhited and cleansed.
52 basements limewhited and cleansed.
35 accumulations of refuse removed.
695 houses were visited, 2977 re-visits.
743 preliminary notices served.
300 statutory notices served.
44 cisterns cleansed or abolished.