Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1894
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During the year notices have been served for the abatement
of overcrowding, and 245 for the cleansing of passages,
floors, wash-houses, waterclosets, and the remedying of other
sanitary defects. The whole of these houses have a good
supply of water direct from the main without the intervention
of a cistern. The yards are well paved.
The total number of houses now on the Register is 308.
During the year 20 registered houses have been pulled down
as unfit for human habitation.
The Registered Houses are in the following Streets:-
Alexis Street 1
Abbey Street 9
Arnold's Place 1
Albion Place 2
Alice Street 2
Aberdour Street 5
Ambrose Street 3
Anchor Street 1
Bell Court 12
Bermondsey New Road 1
Bermondsey Square 1
Bermondsey Wall 2
Brandon Street 1
Camperdown Place 4
Castles Buildings 1
Canal Row 1
Catlin Street 1
Chapel Place 2
Cherry Garden Street 3
Crosby Row 4
Crucifix Lane 1
Druid Street 3
Decima Street 2
East Lane 2
Elim Street 15
Fendall Street 1
Ferrand Street 4
Flockton Street 1
Foxlow Street 15
George's Court 1
The Grange 3
Grange Road 3
Grange Walk 6
Gedling Street 4
George Row 1
Green Walk 1
St James' Road 1
Javen's Buildings, Leroy
Street, 3 blocks, 20
suites of rooms 3
Wood's Place 8
King's Arms Place 1
Leroy Street 13
Lamb Alley 3
Larnaca Street 3
Long Lane 5
Long Walk 1
Lucey Road 1
London Street 10
Lockyer Street 2
Lynton Road 1
Marigold Court 5