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Bermondsey 1896

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1896

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Messrs. PUTTOCK & PEACOCK, Woodhoop Merchants,
6, Bermondsey Wall. —New pan fixed in men's W.C.,
W.C. on first floor furnished with suitable water supply,
rain water pipes disconnected from drains.
Messrs. BLOOR & HEAL, Curriers, Kintore Street.—
Foul pan in W.C. cleansed.
Mr. DYER, Hairpin Maker, 97, Grange Road.—Walls
and ceilings of workshop cleansed.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO's. STABLES,
Earl's Road.—Drains reconstructed with stoneware glazed
pipes, inspection chamber, catch pit interceptor and means
of ventilation.
Messrs. TEBBITT BROS., Curriers, Dunlop Place. —
Catch pits constructed to prevent improper substances
entering public sewer, yard paved, receptacle constructed
for depositing lime grounds, ashes, etc.
Mr. WILSON, Chair Maker, 181, Drummond Road. —
Dung pit constructed, offensive accumulation of manure
removed, defective stackpipe repaired, flushing apparatus
in men's W.C. repaired, additional W.C. accommodation
provided for men, and W.C.'s so altered as to be used as a
urinal.
Messrs. RENDLE & CO., Tanners, etc., Webb Street.—
W.C. accommodation provided for workmen, catch pit constructed
to prevent improper substances entering public
sewer, receptacle constructed for depositing lime grounds,
etc.
Mrs. PEACHEY, Shirtmaker, 48, Grange Road.—Overcrowding
abated in workroom.
Messrs. TULLOCH & CO., Wholesale Confectioners,
Whites Grounds.—Additional W.C. accommodation provided
for females, inlets to drains trapped with stoneware
syphon gullies, floor of men's W.C. cemented, workrooms
efficiently ventilated, light and ventilation provided to