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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
Being the Report for the Year 1896.
To the Members of the Board of Works for the St. Olave District,
Southwark.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to place before you my
third Annual Report. This Report, in accordance with the
regulations of the Local Government Board, deals with the
twelve months ending December 31st, 1896.
The details of the Report show that much work has been
done in improving the Sanitary condition of the District.
A large amount of house-to-house inspections have been
effected during the year, and the Sanitary defects found have
been remedied.
Most of the nuisances have been dealt with under the
Public Health Act of 1891, with but little opposition, for in
very few cases has it been necessary to resort to legal proceedings.
Under the Housing of the Working Classes Act of 1890,
Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 Morris Court (or New Square) were
reported to be unfit for human habitation, and the re-constructions
and other work necessary to put them in a proper
Sanitary state were carried out by the owner's consent.
Details of proceedings under the Food and Drugs and
and Margarine Acts are given in Table IV.