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provided. The condition of the urinals in the Parish has
received the constant attention of your Sanitary Inspector;
53 have been cleansed and 22 new ones have been erected,
11 outside and 11 inside public-houses; 7 old urinals which
had been closed have been re-opened. The bakehouses,
cowhouses and slaughterhouses have been inspected under
the Sanitary Acts. Two quarters of beef and a barrel of
herrings were seized and destroyed, being unfit for human
food. Seven dead bodies were removed from rooms in which
persons were living to the Mortuary upon Magistrates' orders.
Fifty-four summonses were taken out at the Southwark
Police-court for non-compliance with the orders of the
Vestry. The complaints respecting trade nuisances have not
been of a serious character. In acknowledging the able
assistance I have received from Mr. Thomas I am desirous of
expressing my appreciation of the straightforward course he
has pursued and the independent spirit in which he has
always discharged his duties.
Thanking the Vestry for the support which I have
received,
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN DIXON, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
133, Jamaica Road,
Bermondsey.