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Bermondsey 1893
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1893
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TABLE IV.
Sanitary Work, &c., during the Year, Lady-day, 1893,to Lady-day, 1894.
Houses, &c., INSPECTED AND REPORTED TO THE VESTRY BY THE MEDICAL
Officer Of Health, And The Sanitary Inspector.
Houses and other premises inspected
10914
Notices served to execute works, &c.
9211
Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and
repaired, etc.
1620
Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified
905
Houses disinfected, to satisfaction of Medical Attendant
92
Cases of overcrowding abated
60
Houses closed as unfit for habitation
17
W.C.'s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed
615
Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones
fixed
1294
Closets supplied with water
680
Defective drains reconstructed
2007
Slopped drains cleared
251
Untrapped sinks trapped
405
Cesspools abolished
21
Badly paved yards repaired
2886
Water receptacles cleansed and repaired
98
Houses supplied with water
9
Defective roofs repaired
403
Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired
569
Offensive accumulations removed
77
Houses drained into the public sewer
298
Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired
603
Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed
25
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance, removed
35
Urinals and other offensive places cleansed
65
Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed
8
Cow-houses inspected and licensed
7
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TABLE IV. Sanitary Work, &c., during the Year, Lady-day, 1893,to Lady-day, 1894. Houses, &c., INSPECTED AND REPORTED TO THE VESTRY BY THE MEDICAL Officer Of Health, And The Sanitary Inspector.
| Houses and other premises inspected | 10914 |
| Notices served to execute works, &c. | 9211 |
| Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc. | 1620 |
| Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified | 905 |
| Houses disinfected, to satisfaction of Medical Attendant | 92 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 60 |
| Houses closed as unfit for habitation | 17 |
| W.C.'s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed | 615 |
| Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed | 1294 |
| Closets supplied with water | 680 |
| Defective drains reconstructed | 2007 |
| Slopped drains cleared | 251 |
| Untrapped sinks trapped | 405 |
| Cesspools abolished | 21 |
| Badly paved yards repaired | 2886 |
| Water receptacles cleansed and repaired | 98 |
| Houses supplied with water | 9 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 403 |
| Defective rain-shoots and gutters repaired | 569 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 77 |
| Houses drained into the public sewer | 298 |
| Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired | 603 |
| Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed | 25 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance, removed | 35 |
| Urinals and other offensive places cleansed | 65 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed | 8 |
| Cow-houses inspected and licensed | 7 |