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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1912.
| Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Morley. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Green. | Jones. | Nash. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanse and limewash | 161 | 226 | 130 | 17 | 74 | 143 | 165 | 587 | 253 | 155 | 182 | 2,093 |
| Repair guttering, &c. | 96 | 132 | 63 | 36 | 86 | 93 | 124 | 248 | 102 | 144 | 34 | 1,158 |
| Ventilate under floors, &c. | 17 | 100 | 10 | 6 | 108 | 144 | 74 | 24 | 81 | 37 | 11 | 642 |
| Abate overcrowding | 5 | 18 | 17 | – | – | 3 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 115 |
| Abate smoke nuisance | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 15 | 9 | – | 99 |
| Light and ventilate staircase | – | 50 | 1 | – | 6 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 132 |
| Provide, repair, or remove dustbin | 47 | 73 | 18 | 31 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 130 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 651 |
| Remove refuse or manure | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 168 |
| Pave, level, or drain yard, &c. | 112 | 94 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 56 | 67 | 87 | 111 | 26 | 25 | 703 |
| Provide manure pit | – | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | – | 37 |
| Provide sufficient water supply | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 15 | 7 | 2 | 72 |
| Provide or reconstruct receptacle (render accessible) | 3 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 24 |
| Repair, cover, or cleanse receptacles | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 110 |
| Provide, repair, or remove closets, pans, &c. | 75 | 32 | 107 | 135 | 33 | 66 | 27 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 32 | 693 |
| Proper water supply to closet and apparatus | 52 | 95 | 36 | 137 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 125 | 35 | 57 | 19 | 650 |
| Ventilate and remove to outside soil pipes, cleanse, repair, and trap drains or sinks | 81 | 39 | 90 | 69 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 140 | 37 | 53 | 11 | 681 |
| Disconnect rainwater pipes, sinks, and other wastes | 2 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 8 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | – | 178 |
| Empty and cleanse cesspools, or drain into sewer | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Totally reconstruct drains | 8 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 132 |
| Partially reconstruct drains | 17 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 4 | – | 35 | 16 | 11 | 18 | – | 150 |
| Animals to be kept clean or removed | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | – | – | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| Public conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Private conveniences-cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
| Abate nuisance from offensive trades | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abate nuisance from road gullies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Miscellaneous | – | 79 | 9 | 45 | 47 | – | 33 | 132 | 75 | 114 | 19 | 553 |