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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 2nd, 1909.
| Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Kerslake. | Morley. | Homer. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanse and limewash | 108 | 150 | 92 | 21 | 206 | 187 | 57 | 117 | 133 | 238 | 410 | 1,719 |
| Repair guttering, &c. | 84 | 85 | 41 | 21 | 125 | 111 | 59 | 100 | 74 | 155 | 123 | 978 |
| Ventilate under floors, &c. | 31 | 161 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 144 | 46 | 46 | 82 | 52 | 8 | 596 |
| Abate overcrowding | 8 | 8 | 8 | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 91 |
| Abate smoke nuisance | 1 | 15 | 6 | – | 5 | 11 | – | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 82 |
| Light and ventilate staircase | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| Provide, repair, or remove dustbin | 50 | 81 | 51 | 54 | 96 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 54 | 82 | 87 | 705 |
| Remove refuse or manure | 38 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 260 |
| Pave, level, or drain yard, &c. | 90 | 73 | 47 | 72 | 36 | 98 | 45 | 123 | 68 | 84 | 133 | 869 |
| Provide manure pit | – | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | – | 12 | 2 | 52 |
| Provide sufficient water supply | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Provide or reconstruct receptacle (render accessible) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Repair, cover, or cleanse receptacles | 21 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 190 |
| Provide, repair, or remove closets, pans, &c. | 102 | 48 | 152 | 126 | 36 | 85 | 65 | 90 | 84 | 81 | 48 | 917 |
| Proper water supply to closet and apparatus | 79 | 122 | 56 | 137 | 87 | 92 | 36 | 71 | 66 | 51 | 75 | 872 |
| Ventilate and remove to outside soil pipes, cleanse, repair, and trap drains or sinks | 114 | 179 | 121 | 100 | 53 | 96 | 56 | 123 | 94 | 49 | 60 | 1,045 |
| Disconnect rain-water pipes, sinks, and other wastes | 7 | 38 | 21 | 94 | – | 11 | 22 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 26 | 291 |
| Empty and cleanse cesspools, or drain into sewer | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 |
| Totally reconstruct drains | 21 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 261 |
| Partially reconstruct drains | 78 | 40 | 32 | 80 | 29 | 46 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 49 | 40 | 473 |
| Animals to be kept clean or removed | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | – | 11 | 53 |
| Public conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Private conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 51 |
| Abate nuisance from offensive trades | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| Abate nuisance from road gullies | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 21 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 46 | 4 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 13 | – | 47 | 107 | 341 |
| Totals | 873 | 1,202 | 733 | 912 | 767 | 1,076 | 589 | 859 | 794 | 1,029 | 1,232 | 10,066 |