Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907
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Table XII.— Sanitary Work, 1907.
Mr.
Cockburn.
Mr.
Harris.
Mr.
Jones.
Totals.
Mr.
Thomas.
Mr.
Ashdown.
Mr.
Bartlett.
Mr.
Toogood.
Mr.
Scott.
Mr.
Hoskins.
Houses and other places inspected —
House to house
630
878
881
433
192
1004
530
1045
1013
6606
6586
577
797
1088
770
897
907
590
763
197
Various
3396
3261
3786
3282
4874
2963
28874
743
2884
3685
Re-inspections
Notices and intimations served—
368
608
353
530
4098
123
423
485
462
746
Intimations
133
69
143
207
93
133
1147
49
201
119
Statutories
180
83
217
256
228
107
210
1643
89
273
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired
7
12
1
20
69
1
17
11
W.c. accommodation provided or reconstructed
...
...
480
22
13
25
74
70
118
13
40
105
W.c.s repaired, ventilated and whitewashed
41
52
17
93
508
19
125
118
13
30
Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed
103
100
21
53
483
7
89
31
2
77
Closets supplied with water or defective water supplies remedied
34
106
287
56
136
841
2
81
101
38
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped
126
40
56
456
14
41
25
11
55
88
Stopped drains and w.c.s cleared
237
23
101
714
29
46
55
131
18
74
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired
5
3
32
3
3
6
12
...
Houses supplied with water
...
...
128
73
100
757
30
100
68
52
40
166
Defective roofs repaired
47
134
894
98
71
49
39
142
273
41
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected from drain
4
57
12
13
114
2
10
2
7
7
Offensive accumulations removed
31
45
270
28
2
26
48
90
Defective water apparatus in w.c.s repaired
...
...
3
2
22
3
7
1
1
4
1
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed
...
9
5
68
11
19
2
2
9
8
3
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors
2
3
31
17
2
1
2
4
Stables and other premises drained and paved
...
...
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air,
and new waste pipes provided
33
158
27
29
4
5
19
32
9
...
22
44
1
18
1
2
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor
...
...
...
...
18
3
6
5
3
1
Dung receptacles provided or repaired
...
...
...
...
3
23
2
10
4
3
1
...
...
...
Accumulations of manure removed
5
2
2
1
...
Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies
...
...
...
...
...
55
6
11
14
19
12
47
328
2
162
Effective means taken to prevent dampness
102
2
1
12
8
3
47
29
...
Yards cleansed
...
94
7
14
5
8
19
3
38
Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made
...
...
29
146
3
2
2
5
2
75
28
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided
...
4
4
...
...
...
...
Cowsheds cleansed
...
...
...
...
5
34
20
54
42
69
543
53
249
17
Miscellaneous
125
694
72
651
160
451
2478
175
150
Drains tested
...
Roos disinfected 1585
Inquests 163
Post-mortem examinations 138
Articles disinfected 23871
Bodies removed into mortuary 224
Houses disinfected to satisfaction of medical attendant 22
The figures in this column relate to work done between 11th February and 24th April, during which period Mr. Thomas resumed duty.
Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1907.
Mr. Thomas. | Mr. Ashdown. | Mr. Cockburn. | Mr. Bartlett. | Mr. Toogood. | Mr. Scott. | Mr. Hoskins. | Mr. Harris. | Mr. Jones. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houses and other places inspected— House to house | 192 | 1004 | 530 | 1045 | 1013 | 630 | 878 | 881 | 433 | 6606 |
Various | 197 | 577 | 797 | 1088 | 770 | 897 | 907 | 590 | 763 | 6586 |
Re-inspections | 743 | 2884 | 3685 | 3261 | 3786 | 3282 | 4874 | 2963 | 3396 | 28874 |
Notices and intimations served— | ||||||||||
Intimations | 123 | 423 | 485 | 368 | 462 | 746 | 608 | 353 | 530 | 4098 |
Statutories | 49 | 201 | 133 | 69 | 143 | 119 | 207 | 93 | 133 | 1147 |
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired | 89 | 273 | 180 | 83 | 217 | 256 | 228 | 107 | 210 | 1643 |
W.c. accommodation provided or reconstructed | 1 | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 69 |
W.c.s repaired, ventilated and whitewashed | 70 | 118 | 13 | 40 | 22 | 105 | 13 | 25 | 74 | 480 |
Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed | 19 | 125 | 118 | 13 | 41 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 93 | 508 |
Closets supplied with water or defective water supplies remedied | 7 | 89 | 31 | 2 | 103 | 77 | 100 | 21 | 53 | 483 |
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped | 2 | 81 | 101 | 38 | 34 | 106 | 287 | 56 | 136 | 841 |
Stopped drains and w.c.s cleared | 14 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 55 | 88 | 126 | 40 | 56 | 456 |
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 29 | 46 | 55 | 131 | 18 | 74 | 237 | 23 | 101 | 714 |
Houses supplied with water | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | 12 | 5 | ... | 3 | 32 |
Defective roofs repaired | 30 | 100 | 68 | 52 | 40 | 166 | 128 | 73 | 100 | 757 |
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected from drain | 41 | 98 | 71 | 49 | 39 | 142 | 273 | 47 | 134 | 894 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 2 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 114 |
Defective water apparatus in w.c.s repaired | 28 | 2 | 26 | 48 | ... | 90 | ... | 31 | 45 | 270 |
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors | 3 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 68 |
Stables and other premises drained and paved | ... | 17 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air, and new waste pipes provided | ... | 27 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 33 | 158 |
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor | ... | 1 | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 22 | 44 |
Dung receptacles provided or repaired | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
Accumulations of manure removed | 1 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
Effective means taken to prevent dampness | 2 | 162 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 47 | 328 |
Yards cleansed | 47 | 29 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 102 |
Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made | 3 | 38 | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 94 |
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided | 2 | 75 | ... | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 146 |
Cowsheds cleansed | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Miscellaneous | 53 | 249 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 42 | 69 | 543 |
Drains tested | ... | 175 | 694 | 125 | 72 | 150 | 651 | 160 | 451 | 2478 |