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 Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1904
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Table X.— Sanitary Work, 1904.
Mr.
Thomas.
Mr.
Ashdown
Mr.
Cockburn
Mr.
Bartlett.
Mr.
Toogood.
Mr.
Scott.
Mr.
Williams
Mr.
Hoskins.
Mr.
Harris.
Mr.
Jones.
Mr.
Davies.
Totals.
Houses and other places inspected:—
466
534
383
450
House to house
509
822
565
689
547
105
3
5073
Various
655
527
359
662
681
832
771
893
428
210
4
6031
3188
2022
Re-inspections
2714
2595
2790
2929
2321
1940
3466
764
28
24707
Notices and intimations served: —
I
Intimations
541
618
415
247
356
318
829
452
281
108
5
3670
147
83
Statutories
224
84
33
100
30
53
129
16
899
-
113
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired
273
229
821
70
152
87
195
97
131
1669
1
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed
1
4
11
4
6
1
11
5
46
-
3
-
W.C.s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed
31
110
103
50
9
27
14
59
2
29
1
435
7
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed
56
91
289
14
23
16
39
67
23
-
625
Closets supplied with water or defective water Supplies remedied
40
88
37
9
96
25
48
93
21
30
-
487
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped
43
49
107
32
15
39
36
95
14
5
1
436
43
83
Stopped drains and W.C.s cleared
49
86
24
45
32
10
1
48
27
448
75
76
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired
25
84
42
34
130
95
25
29
1
616
6
Houses supplied with water
2
13
5
3
2
2
5
-
2
40
-
Defective roofs repaired
89
144
83
30
37
39
92
55
-
55
31
655
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped, or disconnected from drain
144
32
21
40
33
55
151
22
-
85
20
603
Offensive accumulations removed
3
1
8
13
5
-
4
57
6
8
4
109
Defective water apparatus in W.C.s repaired
2
22
38
40
48
35
-
99
68
23
375
-
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed
11
1
3
-
49
6
-
1
-
-
-
22
-
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors
22
29
6
9
39
2
4
8
13
11
-
143
Stables and other premises drained and paved
10
2
12
1
1
7
4
1
38
-
-
-
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in open air, and new waste
pipes provided
30
33
37
5
2
22
2
7
10
3
-
151
10
6
4
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor
25
7
4
2
1
21
4
-
84
7
8
Dung receptacles provided or repaired
12
3
3
3
1
6
4
47
-
-
3
4
Accumulations of manure removed
4
7
8
2
3
3
-
40
-
6
4
2
Separating W.C. and domestic water supplies
2
1
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
12
21
42
5
Effective means taken to prevent dampness
7
7
7
10
14
12
137
-
Yards cleansed
6
13
46
-
11
16
5
4
-
101
-
-
Means of ventilation provided or improved
58
15
10
13
17
2
45
3
163
-
-
-
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided
1
-
6
1
20
8
-
11
5
-
88
36
-
-
Cowsheds cleansed
-
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
60
Miscellaneous
21
2
55
34
21
114
129
-
-
436
-
48
162
24
-
Drains tested
364
81
247
40
12
99
85
1162
Note. —Mr. Davies left the Council's service on January 14th. Rooms disinfected 1769
Mr. Williams left the Council's service on September 2nd. Articles disinfected 17665
Mr. Harris commenced duties on March 7th. Bodies removed to Mortuary 178
Mr. Jones commenced duties on October 3rd. Post-mortem examinations 77
Houses disinfected to satisfaction of Medical Attendant 72
Table X.—Sanitary Work, 1904.
Houses and other places inspected:— | Mr. Thomas. | Mr. Ashdown | Mr. Cockburn | Mr. Bartlett. | Mr. Toogood. | Mr. Scott. | Mr. Williams | Mr. Hoskins. | Mr. Harris. | Mr. Jones. | Mr. Davies. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House to house | 822 | 565 | 466 | 689 | 509 | 547 | 383 | 450 | 534 | 105 | 3 | 5073 |
Various | 359 | 662 | 655 | 681 | 832 | 771 | 527 | 893 | 428 | 219 | 4 | 6031 |
Re-inspections | 2714 | 2595 | 3138 | 2790 | 2929 | 2321 | 1940 | 3466 | 2022 | 764 | 28 | 24707 |
Notices and intimations served:— | ||||||||||||
Intimations | 541 | 618 | 415 | 247 | 356 | 318 | 829 | 452 | 281 | 108 | 5 | 3670 |
Statutories | 224 | 84 | 147 | 33 | 100 | 30 | 53 | 129 | 83 | 16 | – | 899 |
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired | 273 | 229 | 321 | 70 | 152 | 87 | 195 | 97 | 113 | 131 | 1 | 1669 |
W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | 46 |
W.C.s repaired, ventilated, and whitewashed | 110 | 103 | 50 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 435 |
Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed | 56 | 91 | 289 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 67 | 7 | 23 | – | 625 |
Closets supplied with water or defective water Supplies remedied | 40 | 88 | 37 | 9 | 96 | 25 | 48 | 93 | 21 | 30 | – | 487 |
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped | 43 | 49 | 107 | 32 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 95 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 436 |
Stopped drains and W.C.s cleared | 49 | 86 | 43 | 24 | 45 | 48 | 32 | 83 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 448 |
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 130 | 95 | 25 | 84 | 42 | 34 | 75 | 76 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 616 |
Houses supplied with water | 5 | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 40 |
Defective roofs repaired | 144 | 55 | 83 | 30 | 37 | 39 | 89 | 92 | 55 | 31 | – | 655 |
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped, or disconnected from drain | 144 | 85 | 32 | 21 | 40 | 33 | 55 | 151 | 22 | 20 | – | 603 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 4 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | 109 |
Defective water apparatus in W.C.s repaired | 99 | 2 | 22 | 38 | – | 68 | 40 | 48 | 35 | 23 | – | 375 |
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed | 6 | 11 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors | 4 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 11 | – | 143 |
Stables and other premises drained and paved | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 38 |
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in open air, and new waste pipes provided | 2 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 3 | – | 151 |
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor | 25 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | 84 |
Dung receptacles provided or repaired | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | – | 47 |
Accumulations of manure removed | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | – | 40 |
Separating W.C. and domestic water supplies | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 9 |
Effective means taken to prevent dampness | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 12 | – | 137 |
Yards cleansed | 13 | 46 | – | – | 11 | – | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | – | 101 |
Means of ventilation provided or improved | 58 | – | 15 | – | 10 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 45 | 3 | – | 163 |
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided | 1 | 36 | – | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | – | 11 | 5 | – | 88 |
Cowsheds cleansed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
Miscellaneous | 114 | 129 | – | – | 21 | 2 | 55 | 60 | 34 | 21 | – | 436 |
Drains tested | 12 | 99 | 364 | 81 | 48 | 85 | 162 | 247 | 40 | 24 | – | 1162 |