Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE VI.—Summary of Sanitary Work for the Year ending December 31st, 1903.
Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Kerslake. | Morley. | Homer. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Perry. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleanse and Limewash | 143 | 227 | 90 | 11 | 152 | 165 | 49 | 243 | 97 | 249 | 162 | 1588 |
Repair Guttering, &c | 117 | 194 | 62 | 29 | 285 | 148 | 40 | 206 | 79 | 214 | 112 | 1486 |
Ventilate under Floors, &c | 54 | 188 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 128 | 66 | 218 | 57 | 103 | 43 | 900 |
Abate Overcrowding | 12 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 115 |
Abate Smoke Nuisance | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .. | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 58 |
Light and Ventilate Staircase | 76 | 101 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 331 |
Provide, Repair or Remove Dustbin | 92 | 142 | 43 | 73 | 146 | 76 | 40 | 83 | 22 | 77 | 86 | 880 |
Remove Refuse or Manure | 130 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 417 |
Pave, Level or Drain Yard, &c. | 178 | 147 | 78 | 51 | 96 | 122 | 73 | 233 | 51 | 106 | 87 | 1222 |
Provide Manure Pit | 4 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 100 |
Provide sufficient Water Supply | 28 | .. | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 174 |
Provide or Reconstruct Receptacle (render accessible) | 25 | 21 | .. | 6 | .. | 14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 102 |
Repair, Cover or Cleanse Receptacles | 48 | 40 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 232 |
Provide, Repair or Remove Closets, Pans, &c. | 128 | 156 | 108 | 115 | 82 | 97 | 54 | 155 | 70 | 124 | 90 | 1179 |
Proper Water Supply to Closet and Apparatus | 117 | 249 | 19 | 112 | 121 | 69 | 36 | 59 | 57 | 82 | 70 | 991 |
Ventilate and Remove to outside Soil Pipes, Cleanse, Repair and Trap Drains or Sinks | 119 | 257 | 156 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 75 | 90 | 142 | 71 | 70 | 1293 |
Disconnect Rain Water Pipes, Sinks and other Wastes | 23 | 101 | 32 | 130 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 453 |
Empty and Cleanse Cesspools or Drain into Sewer | 4 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 52 | 1 | 1 | .. | 68 |
Totally Reconstruct Drains | 46 | 96 | 65 | 80 | 72 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 524 |
Partially Reconstruct Drains | 35 | 132 | 25 | 149 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 383 |
Animals to be kept Clean or Removed | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 70 |
Public Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Private Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 78 |
Abate Nuisance—from Offensive Trades. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ from Road Gullies | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 32 |
Miscellaneous | 9 | 28 | 55 | 26 | 137 | 17 | 42 | 34 | .. | 62 | 57 | 467 |