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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE 53 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 3rd, 1914.
| Description of Work. | Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Morley. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Green. | Jones. | Nash. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanse and limewash | 168 | 220 | 147 | 21 | 78 | 79 | 204 | 503 | 182 | 156 | 279 | 2,037 |
| Repair guttering, &c. | 54 | 86 | 57 | 15 | 86 | 67 | 132 | 190 | 80 | 104 | 41 | 912 |
| Ventilate under floors, &c | 29 | 91 | 48 | 6 | 143 | 128 | 65 | 40 | 57 | 39 | – | 646 |
| Abate overcrowding | 1 | 18 | 10 | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 104 |
| Abate smoke nuisance | – | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 13 | 8 | – | 100 |
| Light and ventilate staircase | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 9 | – | 142 |
| Provide, repair, or remove dustbin | 63 | 81 | 30 | 23 | 45 | 43 | 83 | 138 | 49 | 6 | 105 | 736 |
| Remove refuse or manure | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 149 |
| Pave, level, or drain yard, &c. | 110 | 114 | 48 | 41 | 57 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 101 | 34 | 77 | 852 |
| Provide manure pit | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
| Provide sufficient water supply | – | – | 6 | 19 | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | 7 | 45 |
| Provide or reconstruct receptacle (render accessible) | 2 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 19 |
| Repair, cover, or cleanse receptacles | 14 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 169 |
| Provide, repair, or remove closets, pans, &c. | 78 | 27 | 112 | 94 | 29 | 84 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 63 | 24 | 642 |
| Proper water supply to closet and apparatus | 48 | 113 | 26 | 99 | 26 | 49 | 43 | 97 | 33 | 50 | 23 | 607 |
| Ventilate and remove to outside soil pipes, cleanse, repair, and trap drains or sinks | 105 | 47 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 170 | 22 | 39 | 34 | 706 |
| Disconnect rainwater pipes, sinks, and other wastes | 4 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 198 |
| Empty and cleanse cesspools, or drain into sewer | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 10 |
| Totally reconstruct drains | 20 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 20 | – | 10 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 148 |
| Partially reconstruct drains | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 3 | – | 12 | 18 | 9 | 11 | – | 127 |
| Animals to be kept clean or removed | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| Public conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Private conveniences—cleanse, supply with water, &c. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 60 |
| Abate nuisance from offensive trades | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Abate nuisance from road gullies | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | – | 99 | 3 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 55 | 85 | 65 | 74 | 48 | 501 |