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 1884
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TABLE V.
SANITARY WORK, &c, DURING THE
YEAR 1884.
Houses, &c., inspected and reported to the Vestry by the Medical
Officer of Health, and the Inspector of Nuisances.
6146
Houses and other premises inspected and reported on.
5992
Notices served to execute works, etc.
578
Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc.
141
Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified.
2
Cases of overcrowding abated.
41
Houses closed, being unfit for human habitation.
32
Houses in courts provided with a constant supply of water by means of
stand pipes.
373
Privies repaired or ventilated.
Offensive privies cleared.
536
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed.
2029
Closets supplied with water.
187
Defective drains repaired. ..
464
Stopped drains cleared.
940
Untrapped sinks trapped.
5
Cesspools abolished.
787
Badly paved yards repaired.
64
Water receptacles supplied.
91
Water receptacles cleansed and repaired.
8
Houses supplied with water.
1095
Dust bins provided.
Defective roofs repaired.
54
91
Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired.
29
Offensive accumulations removed.
74
Houses drained direct into the public sewer.
407
Defective water apparatus in w.c. repaired.
13
Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed.
5
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed.
76
Urinals and other offensive places cleansed.
12
Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed.
14
Cow-houses inspected and licensed.
88
Bakehouses inspected.
10
Cellar flaps repaired.
27
Stables and other premises drained.
285
Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes.
646
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in
the open air.
23
Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital.
6
Dead bodies removed from rooms to mortuary, upon Magistrates' orders.
Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not complying with
orders of the Vestry.
160
Various attendances at the Police Courts, etc.
H. THOMAS, Inspector.
TABLE V. SANITARY WORK, &c, DURING THE YEAR 1884. Houses, &c., inspected and reported to the Vestry by the Medical Officer of Health, and the Inspector of Nuisances.
6146 | Houses and other premises inspected and reported on. |
5992 | Notices served to execute works, etc. |
578 | Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc. |
141 | Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified. |
2 | Cases of overcrowding abated. |
41 | Houses closed, being unfit for human habitation. |
32 | Houses in courts provided with a constant supply of water by means of stand pipes. |
373 | Privies repaired or ventilated. Offensive privies cleared. |
536 | Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed. |
2029 | Closets supplied with water. |
187 | Defective drains repaired. .. |
464 | Stopped drains cleared. |
940 | Untrapped sinks trapped. |
5 | Cesspools abolished. |
787 | Badly paved yards repaired. |
64 | Water receptacles supplied. |
91 | Water receptacles cleansed and repaired. |
8 | Houses supplied with water. |
1095 | Dust bins provided. |
54 | Defective roofs repaired. |
91 | Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired. |
29 | Offensive accumulations removed. |
74 | Houses drained direct into the public sewer. |
407 | Defective water apparatus in w.c. repaired. |
13 | Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed. |
5 | Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed. |
76 | Urinals and other offensive places cleansed. |
12 | Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed. |
14 | Cow-houses inspected and licensed. |
88 | Bakehouses inspected. |
10 | Cellar flaps repaired. |
27 | Stables and other premises drained. |
285 | Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes. |
646 | Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air. |
23 | Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital. |
6 | Dead bodies removed from rooms to mortuary, upon Magistrates' orders. |
160 | Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not complying with orders of the Vestry. |
Various attendances at the Police Courts, etc. |