Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixth annual report of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell...
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xxxvi.
Summary of Sanitary Work for the Year ending December 1st, 1905.
Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Kerslake. | Morley. | Homer. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Perry. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleanse and Limewash | 126 | 233 | 89 | 20 | 243 | 189 | 49 | 119 | 87 | 212 | 153 | 1520 |
Repair Guttering, &c | 77 | 179 | 34 | 23 | 185 | 144 | 54 | 74 | 78 | 169 | 78 | 1095 |
Ventilate under Floors, &c. | 27 | 137 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 138 | 53 | 27 | 110 | 49 | 21 | 590 |
Abate Overcrowding | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | .. | 23 | 26 | 137 |
Abate Smoke Nuisance | 1 | 10 | 2 | .. | 12 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 92 |
Light and Ventilate Staircase | 37 | 130 | .. | 6 | 7 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 292 |
Provide, Repair or Remove Dustbin | 74 | 116 | 72 | 79 | 198 | 68 | 61 | 64 | 43 | 69 | 43 | 887 |
Remove Refuse or Manure | 62 | 17 | 13 | 56 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 291 |
Pave, Level or Drain Yard, &c. | 158 | 122 | 43 | 39 | 78 | 115 | 77 | 119 | 77 | 66 | 115 | 1009 |
Provide Manure Pit | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .. | 64 |
Provide sufficient Water Supply | 6 | .. | 5 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 105 |
Provide or Reconstruct Receptacle (render accessible) | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 87 |
Repair, Cover or Cleanse Receptacles | 48 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 55 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 280 |
Provide, Repair or Remove Closets, Pans, &c. | 136 | 56 | 126 | 100 | 59 | 86 | 46 | 106 | 81 | 85 | 51 | 932 |
Proper Water Supply to Closet and Apparatus Ventilate and Remove to outside Soil Pipes, | 100 | 126 | 54 | 108 | 129 | 115 | 36 | 88 | 58 | 66 | 41 | 921 |
Cleanse, Repair and Trap Drains or Sinks | 141 | 174 | 124 | 66 | 88 | 165 | 84 | 76 | 99 | 63 | 32 | 1112 |
Disconnect Rain Water Pipes, Sinks and other Wastes | 22 | 49 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 48 | 34 | .. | 3 | 300 |
Empty and Cleanse Cesspools or Drain into Sewer | 7 | 8 | 44 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | 55 |
Totally Reconstruct Drains | 57 | 77 | 44 | 22 | 47 | 62 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 437 |
Partially Reconstruct Drains | 37 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 232 |
Animals to be kept Clean or Removed | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 51 |
Public Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Private Conveniences—Cleanse, supply with Water, &c. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 74 |
Abate Nuisance—from Offensive Trades | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
„ from Road Gullies | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 16 |
Miscellaneous | .. | 54 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 19 | .. | 53 | 19 | 241 |
Totals | 1158 | 1583 | 704 | 712 | 1214 | 1341 | 648 | 977 | 763 | 1013 | 712 | 10825 |