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Bermondsey 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1894
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SHEET I.
Sanitary Work, &c., during the Year, Lady-day, 1894 to Lady-day, 1895.
Houses, &c inspected and reported to the Vestry by the Medical
Officer of Health, and the Sanitary Inspector.
Houses and other premises inspected
8698
Notices and intimations served
7135
Re-inspections
14596
Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and
repaired, etc.
1014
Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified
634
Houses disinfected to satisfaction of Medical Attendant
56
Cases of overcrowding abated
71
Houses closed as unfit for habitation
110
W.C.'s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed
710
Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones
fixed
1309
Closets supplied with water
234
Defective drains reconstructed and ventilated
1867
Stopped Drains cleared
171
Untrapped sinks trapped
302
Cesspools emptied, cleansed and filled up with dry rubbish
20
Yards and forecourts paved
2161
Reconstructed drains tested with water
2577
Houses supplied with water
25
Defective roofs repaired
443
Defective rain-shocts and gutters repaired
211
Offensive accumulations removed
85
Houses drained into the public sewer
275
Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired
177
Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed
11
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance, removed
12
Urinals and other offensive places cleansed
7
Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed
7
Cow-houses inspected and licensed
7
Workshops supplied with water from Company, which
previously drew water from polluted wells
2
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SHEET I. Sanitary Work, &c., during the Year, Lady-day, 1894 to Lady-day, 1895. Houses, &c inspected and reported to the Vestry by the Medical Officer of Health, and the Sanitary Inspector.
| Houses and other premises inspected | 8698 |
| Notices and intimations served | 7135 |
| Re-inspections | 14596 |
| Houses in a dirty and dilapidated condition, cleansed and repaired, etc. | 1014 |
| Houses disinfected, cleansed and purified | 634 |
| Houses disinfected to satisfaction of Medical Attendant | 56 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 71 |
| Houses closed as unfit for habitation | 110 |
| W.C.'s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed | 710 |
| Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed | 1309 |
| Closets supplied with water | 234 |
| Defective drains reconstructed and ventilated | 1867 |
| Stopped Drains cleared | 171 |
| Untrapped sinks trapped | 302 |
| Cesspools emptied, cleansed and filled up with dry rubbish | 20 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | 2161 |
| Reconstructed drains tested with water | 2577 |
| Houses supplied with water | 25 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 443 |
| Defective rain-shocts and gutters repaired | 211 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 85 |
| Houses drained into the public sewer | 275 |
| Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired | 177 |
| Lots of fowls which were a nuisance, removed | 11 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance, removed | 12 |
| Urinals and other offensive places cleansed | 7 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected and licensed | 7 |
| Cow-houses inspected and licensed | 7 |
| Workshops supplied with water from Company, which previously drew water from polluted wells | 2 |