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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1911.
| Description of work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Heath. | Morley. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Green. | Jones. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanse and limewash | 192 | 234 | 134 | 38 | 143 | 70 | 84 | 180 | 463 | 245 | 142 | 1,925 |
| Repair guttering, &c. | 62 | 136 | 69 | 31 | 68 | 57 | 64 | 111 | 188 | 124 | 145 | 1,055 |
| Ventilate under floors, &c. | 34 | 94 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 87 | 43 | 29 | 63 | 59 | 526 |
| Abate overcrowding | 9 | 13 | 10 | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 102 |
| Abate smoke nuisance | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 75 |
| Light and ventilate staircase | 6 | 59 | – | – | – | 7 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 2 | 187 |
| Provide, repair, or remove dustbin | 52 | 70 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 53 | 128 | 49 | 93 | 645 |
| Remove refuse or manure | 14 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 203 |
| Pave, level, or drain yard, &c. | 83 | 97 | 34 | 41 | 22 | 50 | 47 | 66 | 67 | 111 | 18 | 636 |
| Provide manure pit | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| Provide sufficient water supply | 11 | – | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
| Provide or reconstruct receptacle (render accessible) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 20 |
| Repair, cover, or cleanse receptacles | 14 | 8 | 2 | 13 | – | 16 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 119 |
| Provide, repair, or remove closets, pans, &c. | 91 | 35 | 86 | 93 | 26 | 40 | 51 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 68 | 651 |
| Proper water supply to closet and apparatus | 70 | 98 | 24 | 94 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 72 | 19 | 39 | 534 |
| Ventilate and remove to outside soil pipes, cleanse, repair, and trap drains or sinks | 133 | 83 | 78 | 60 | 49 | 43 | 55 | 49 | 133 | 20 | 35 | 783 |
| Disconnect rain-water pipes, sinks, and other wastes | 5 | 9 | 2 | 64 | – | 9 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 164 |
| Empty and cleanse cesspools, or drain into sewer | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 13 |
| Totally reconstruct drains | 4 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 13 | – | 25 | 9 | 22 | – | 138 |
| Partially reconstruct drains | 9 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 3 | – | 19 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 137 |
| Animals to be kept clean or removed | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 48 |
| Public conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Private conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 52 |
| Abate nuisance from offensive trades | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abate nuisance from road gullies | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 19 | – | – | 15 |
| Miscellaneous | – | 53 | – | 32 | 31 | 39 | – | 24 | 82 | 50 | 65 | 376 |