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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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Messrs. ELLIS & CO., Horney Lane.—No catch-pits to
prevent foreign substances entering sewer.
Messrs. WESTERN & WOLLAND, Mineral Water
Manufacturers, Grange Walk. —No receptacle for dung,
drains untrapped, rain water pipes connected with drains.
Messrs. RICHARDSON'S, Cyder Makers, Maltby Street.
—No water to water-closet.
Messrs. PUTLEY, Coopers, Maltby Street, —No water to
closets.
LAUNDRY, 101, Abbey Street. — Workshops dirty,
drinking water connected with water-closet, defective roof.
BRUSH MAKER'S, 43, Abbey Street.—Defective Roof.
CABINET MAKERS, 57, Upper Grange Road. —
Defective drains, yard unpaved, drinking water connected
with water-closet.
LEATHER DRESSERS, 46, Grange Walk.—Workshops
badly paved.
Messrs. MARS & SON, 59, Grange Walk.—Workshops
badly paved, drains untrapped.
Mr. PEARCE, Firewood Merchant, Jacob Street.—No
water to water-closet, yard paving defective.
Messrs. SHARPE & SON, Leather Merchant, White's
Grounds.—Defective catch-pits, no water to water-closets.
Messrs. MILLS & KNIGHT, Engineers, Bermondsey
Wall.—Water-closets and urinals foul and defective, no water
for flushing.
Mr. BALLARD, Bootmaker, 17 & 22, Parker's Row.—
Workshops dirty and dilapidated, water-closets foul.
Mr. McKINTOSH, Trunk Maker, 38, Crimscott Street. —
Water-closets foul and unventilated, insufficient water supply
for flushing.