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Bermondsey 1882

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