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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1909.
| Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Seudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Kerslake. | Morley. | Homer. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleause and limewash | 121 | 192 | 133 | 38 | 127 | 46 | 37 | 116 | 268 | 223 | 427 | 1,728 |
| Repair guttering, &c. | 99 | 94 | 60 | 26 | 78 | 13 | 53 | 60 | 88 | 176 | 151 | 898 |
| Ventilate under floors, &c. | 15 | 150 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 60 | 75 | 118 | 59 | 25 | 587 |
| Abate overcrowding | 6 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 95 | 177 |
| Abate smoke nuisance | – | 17 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 69 |
| Light and ventilate staircase | 5 | 29 | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 98 |
| Provide, repair, or remove dustbin | 79 | 83 | 60 | 49 | 55 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 97 | 59 | 97 | 670 |
| Remove refuse or manure | 36 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 165 |
| Pave, level, or drain yard, &c | 78 | 66 | 49 | 57 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 93 | 95 | 55 | 103 | 684 |
| Provide manure pit | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 27 |
| Provide sufficient water supply | 5 | – | 19 | 32 | 7 | – | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
| Provide or reconstruct receptacle (render accessible) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 67 |
| Repair, cover, or cleanse receptacles | 19 | 16 | – | 17 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 147 |
| Provide, repair, or remove closets, pans, &c. | 68 | 62 | 95 | 26 | 14 | 66 | 52 | 101 | 68 | 21 | 705 | 132 |
| Proper water supply to closet and apparatus | 67 | 100 | 57 | 103 | 35 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 82 | 44 | 93 | 688 |
| Ventilate and remove to outside soil pipes, cleanse, repair, and trap drains or sinks | 114 | 114 | 105 | 53 | 38 | 21 | 44 | 47 | 75 | 59 | 86 | 756 |
| Disconnect rain-water pipes, sinks, and other wastes | 2 | 45 | 35 | 84 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 53 | 3 | 27 | 299 |
| Empty and cleanse cesspools, or drain into sewer | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Totally reconstruct drains | 11 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 6 | – | 23 | 9 | 179 |
| Partially reconstruct drains | 119 | 22 | 8 | 98 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 30 | 48 | 435 |
| Animals to be kept clean or removed | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 46 |
| Public conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| Private conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | – | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| Abate nuisance from offensive trades | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Abate nuisance from road gullies | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | 4 | – | 23 |
| Miscellaneous | – | 77 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 158 | 383 |