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I have inspected the sanitary accommodation provided for
the use of the men employed in the Locomotive Department
of the South Eastern Railway Company at Bricklayers'
Arms Station, and find that it is insufficient and unsuitable,
and a nuisance dangerous to health. The new shed is an
open cesspool with a low wall in front to serve the purpose
of seats. There is no water supply, and no provision of
dry earth or other deodorant. Further eastward on the north
side of the factory is an open trough about 20 feet in length
with a low wall in front, but no other seat. At the bottsm
of this pit a small stream of water trickles from one end
to the other, but there is no sufficient means for properly
flushing the trench. In a line with this structure is a
similar one about 9 or 10 feet in length, to which the same
description applies. The sheds are covered by a roof but
are open in front. Notice should be served on the Company
to abolish the cesspool, and provide suitable water-closet
accommodation with means of flushing.
May Ist, 1893.
During the three weeks that ended on the 22nd day of
April 171 births and 78 deaths were registered in the
parish. These numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of
34.9 and an annual rate of mortality of 15.9 per thousand
of the estimated population. The corresponding death-rate
in London was 20.6.
The only deaths recorded from zymotic diseases were 2
from diphtheria and 2 from influenza.
Diseases of the respiratory system caused 18 deaths,
including 6 from bronchitis and 9 from pneumonia.
From diseases of the tubercular order there were 11
deaths, 7 of which were referred to phthisis.
The other causes of death included 7 from heart disease,
3 from old age, 2 from cancer, and 2 from diabetes.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 20, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 14.
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