Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1882
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TABLE VI.
NUISANCES, &c., DURING THE YEAR 1882.
Inspected and reported to the Vestry, by the Medical Officer of
Health and the Inspector of Nuisances.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF SANITARY WORK.
2495
Houses and other premises inspected and reported on.
2427
Notices served to execute works, etc.
201
Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc.
219
Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified.
2
Cases of overcrowding abated.
5
Houses closed, being unfit for human habitation.
30
Houses in courts provided with a constant supply of water by means of stand pipes.
163
Privies repaired or ventilated.
153
Offensive privies cleared.
59
Closets panned and trapped.
625
Closets supplied with water.
192
Defective drains repaired.
406
Stopped drains cleared.
273
Untrapped sinks trapped.
20
Cesspools abolished.
103
Badly paved yards repaired.
332
Water receptacles supplied.
182
Water receptacles cleansed and repaired.
61
Houses supplied with water.
298
Dust bins provided.
13
Defective roofs repaired.
34
Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired.
51
Offensive accumulations removed.
19
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed.
53
Urinals and other offensive places cleansed.
22
New urinals erected (11 outside and 11 inside).
7
Old urinals re-opened.
15
Slaughterhouses inspected and licensed.
15
Cowhouses inspected and licensed.
90
Bakehouses inspected.
5
Cellar flaps repaired.
1
Street re-numbered.
19
Stables and other premises drained.
135
Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes.
7
Articles of infected bedding destroyed.
1
Barrel of herrings
2
Quarters of Beef
Seized and destroyed, being unfit for human food.
2
Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital.
7
Dead bodies removied from rooms to mortuary, upon Magistrates' orders. pital.
54
Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not complying with orders of the Vestry.
Various attendances at the Police Courts, etc.
H. THOMAS, Inspector.
Inspected and reported to the Vestry, by the Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector of Nuisances.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF SANITARY WORK. | ||
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2495 | Houses and other premises inspected and reported on. | |
2427 | Notices served to execute works, etc. | |
201 | Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc. | |
219 | Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified. | |
2 | Cases of overcrowding abated. | |
5 | Houses closed, being unfit for human habitation. | |
30 | Houses in courts provided with a constant supply of water by means of stand pipes. | |
163 | Privies repaired or ventilated. | |
153 | Offensive privies cleared. | |
59 | Closets panned and trapped. | |
625 | Closets supplied with water. | |
192 | Defective drains repaired. | |
406 | Stopped drains cleared. | |
273 | Untrapped sinks trapped. | |
20 | Cesspools abolished. | |
103 | Badly paved yards repaired. | |
332 | Water receptacles supplied. | |
182 | Water receptacles cleansed and repaired. | |
61 | Houses supplied with water. | |
298 | Dust bins provided. | |
13 | Defective roofs repaired. | |
34 | Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired. | |
51 | Offensive accumulations removed. | |
19 | Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed. | |
53 | Urinals and other offensive places cleansed. | |
22 | New urinals erected (11 outside and 11 inside). | |
7 | Old urinals re-opened. | |
15 | Slaughterhouses inspected and licensed. | |
15 | Cowhouses inspected and licensed. | |
90 | Bakehouses inspected. | |
5 | Cellar flaps repaired. | |
1 | Street re-numbered. | |
19 | Stables and other premises drained. | |
135 | Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes. | |
7 | Articles of infected bedding destroyed. | |
1 | Barrel of herrings | Seized and destroyed, being unfit for human food. |
2 | Quarters of Beef | |
2 | Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital. | |
7 | Dead bodies removied from rooms to mortuary, upon Magistrates' orders. pital. | |
54 | Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not complying with orders of the Vestry. | |
Various attendances at the Police Courts, etc. |