London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1894
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SHEET II.
Bakehouses inspected
81
Stables and other premises drained and paved
35
Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes
351
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to
discharge in the open air
247
For providing the requisite means of ventilation by means ol
excavating underground floors and inserting air bricks
For separating the water used for flushing w.c.'s. from that
used for ordinary purposes
1267
Houses inspected where infectious diseases occurred
711
Letters written to owners, agents, and others
1565
Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital
370
Dead bodies removed from rooms to mortuary
50
23 Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not
complying with orders of the Vestry. (Fines inflicted
£62 and £1 12s. 6d. costs) 16 withdrawn, work
completed
Food destroyed—i bag of whelks; 8 baskets of damsons;
60 lbs. of beef; 1 side of beef; 1 hand of pork; 1 box
of cod; 6 fowls
Copies of Notification Certificate sent to Schools
759
Window sashes made to open
36
Cases of infectious diseases reported to Superintending Visitor
of School Board
689
Notices served for abatement of smoke
28
Notices sent to Master of Houses, infectious diseases
451
Summonses for recovery of trade refuse account
3
Certificates given under Section 48 of the Public Health Act
17
Underground rooms illegally occupied
3
Inquests held
99
Post-mortems
82
Lots of bedding, &c., disinfected in disinfecting chamber,
consisting of 6,583 articles
512
SHEET II.
| Bakehouses inspected | 81 |
| Stables and other premises drained and paved | 35 |
| Old brick drains relaid with stoneware glazed pipes | 351 |
| Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air | 247 |
| For providing the requisite means of ventilation by means ol excavating underground floors and inserting air bricks For separating the water used for flushing w.c.'s. from that used for ordinary purposes | 1267 |
| Houses inspected where infectious diseases occurred | 711 |
| Letters written to owners, agents, and others | 1565 |
| Persons suffering from infectious diseases removed to Hospital | 370 |
| Dead bodies removed from rooms to mortuary | 50 |
| 23 Summonses taken out before Police Magistrates for not complying with orders of the Vestry. (Fines inflicted £62 and £1 12s. 6d. costs) 16 withdrawn, work completed | |
| Food destroyed—i bag of whelks; 8 baskets of damsons; 60 lbs. of beef; 1 side of beef; 1 hand of pork; 1 box of cod; 6 fowls | |
| Window sashes made to open | 36 |
| Copies of Notification Certificate sent to Schools | 759 |
| Cases of infectious diseases reported to Superintending Visitor of School Board | 689 |
| Notices served for abatement of smoke | 28 |
| Notices sent to Master of Houses, infectious diseases | 451 |
| Summonses for recovery of trade refuse account | 3 |
| Certificates given under Section 48 of the Public Health Act | 17 |
| Underground rooms illegally occupied | 3 |
| Inquests held | 99 |
| Post-mortems | 82 |
| Lots of bedding, &c., disinfected in disinfecting chamber, consisting of 6,583 articles | 512 |