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 1895
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Mr. DOVER, Currier, 2, Church Street. —Workshop
cleansed and white-washed, floor paved and walls cemented
where damp.
Mr. WHITEHEAD'S STABLES, 31, Fendall Street.
—Offensive accumulation of manure removed, dung pit
constructed.
Mr. BRILEY, Carman, 215, Long Lane.—Offensive
accumulation of manure removed, dung pit constructed
in accordance with L.C.C. bye-laws, W.C. furnished with
pan and water supply.
THE BUTCHER'S HIDE & SKIN Co., 215,
Long Lane. —Separate W.C. accommodation provided for
workpeople, dung pit furnished with cover, men's W.C.
furnished with suitable water supply, floor of skin shed
paved with impervious material.
Mr. MEYERHEIM, Leather Dresser, 215, Long Lane.
--Foul W.C. removed outside workroom.
Messrs. DARNELL, Wharfingers, 67-69, Bermondsey
Wall.—W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople.
Mr. MORRELL, Ink Maker, 67, Artillery Street. —
Drains and soil pipe ventilated.
Messrs. BOWRON BROS., Fellmongers, Purbrook
Street. —Suitable W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople,
workshops paved, catch pits reconstructed to
prevent foreign substances entering sewer.
Mr. TOVEY, Pickler, 28A, Trothy Road. —Separate
W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople, yard
paved, drains trapped, dung pit constructed in accordance
with L.C.C. bye-laws.