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Bermondsey 1907

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 house1921004530104510136308788814336606
Various19757779710887708979075907636586
Re-inspections7432884368532613786328248742963339628874
Notices and intimations served—
Intimations1234234853684627466083535304098
Statutories4920113369143119207931331147
Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired89273180832172562281072101643
W.c. accommodation provided or reconstructed1177......111212069
W.c.s repaired, ventilated and whitewashed70118134022105132574480
Closets panned and trapped or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed19125118134130521793508
Closets supplied with water or defective water supplies remedied789312103771002153483
Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated or trapped281101383410628756136841
Stopped drains and w.c.s cleared1441251155881264056456
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired294655131187423723101714
Houses supplied with water...33...6125...332
Defective roofs repaired3010068524016612873100757
Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected from drain419871493914227347134894
Offensive accumulations removed2571027712413114
Defective water apparatus in w.c.s repaired2822648...90...3145270
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed1371...143222
Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors3111922985968
Stables and other premises drained and paved...1721...242331
Waste water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air, and new waste pipes provided...2729451932933158
Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor...118...1...2...2244
Dung receptacles provided or repaired.........3...653118
Accumulations of manure removed1210.........43323
Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies............221......5
Effective means taken to prevent dampness21625561114191247328
Yards cleansed4729......211283102
Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made338......714581994
Cisterns cleansed or covers provided275...32282529146
Cowsheds cleansed......4..................4
Miscellaneous532491753420544269543
Drains tested...175694125721506511604512478