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Camberwell 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 1st, 1916.
Inspectors.
Description of Work.
Pointon.
Eagle.
Scudamore.
Collins.
Morley.
Farmer.
Jones
Nash.
Totals.
Malins.
Dewey.
Green.
Miss
Bevan.
Visits to complaints
62
179
208
94
67
219
131
53
39
-
95
8
1,154
39
195
992
House inspections following on complaints
52
5
233
65
8
214
13
168
-
-
40
61
76
218
208
179
-
13
-
1,398
House-to-house inspections
112
254
237
47
5
29
-
-
-
-
167
House-to-house inspections
-
-
-
-
86
411
30
444
Houses let in lodgings inspections
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
New buildings completed
-
-
-
18
15
6
1
-
-
-
-
-
2,432
499
194
9
-
-
11
-
Visits to new buildings
71
86
36
1,091
435
-
-
-
-
116
No. of inspections re overcrowding
71
2
11
-
-
2
1
29
-
2
-
85
Do. do. of slaughterhouses
-
9
10
44
-
-
10
-
10
-
470
Do do. bakehouses
34
17
56
39
63
138
39
16
52
-
16
5
-
3
-
4
-
135
Do. do. cowhouses
-
55
7
54
-
7
Do. do. milk shops and dairies
110
116
231
42
95
134
143
141
214
-
130
-
1,356
88
343
Do. do. eating houses
60
19
30
2
13
23
32
24
27
-
25
360
Do. do ice cream shops
32
51
6
30
46
44
50
31
46
-
24
-
Do. do. railway stations
10
3
11
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
311
79
205
-
105
512
1,727
Do. do. workshops
104
98
307
29
45
156
105
121
145
530
Do. do. factories
1
-
1
11
-
39
133
61
47
-
56
181
9
1
316
Do. do. urinals, public
-
45
4
2
26
40
62
118
9
-
373
285
446
-
212
-
3,181
Do. do. do. private
88
225
336
137
356
723
25
-
34
-
346
Do. do. schools, public
21
23
37
24
20
65
41
56
3
44
300
Do. do. do. private
12
15
3
26
67
28
5
7
90
-
30,852
1,554
3,764
3,001
2,508
3,765
3,842
2,072
3,291
3,075
-
3,787
193
Re-inspections
-
219
1,202
3,690
Miscellaneous
81
128
243
68
480
33
508
371
357
123
173
-
206
1,386
Infectious cases visited and houses inspected
66
134
188
123
143
110
1 20
-
-
1,149
91
153
154
120
131
165
104
112
101
-
18
Do. do. or inquiries
53
105
35
-
489
Tuberculosis cases visited and houses inspected
8
13
78
112
28
18
39
-
-
533
-
4,386
136
406
658
27
230
329
535
564
968
Do. do. or inquiries
-
128
48
691
23
-
290
9
6
3
16
65
103
Visits to verminous premises
3,399
Intimations
197
407
343
205
282
257
434
543
469
-
216
46
181
-
23
14
864
25
145
90
28
109
66
62
121
Statutory notices
12
478
493
Notices, houses let in lodgings
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
6
7
4
4
39
-
-
2
-
4
12
Summonses under P.H. Act
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
Infectious disease contacts
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Seizures of unwholesome food
-
-
1,314
1,314
Outworkers
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
142
3
5
17
7
9
13
9
10
25
-
44
-
Drainage plans, total reconstructions
9
18
-
13
-
116
Do. partial do.
1
12
17
9
11
15
11
89
6
66
4
-
-
-
-
-
2
6
-
5
Soldiers' billets
RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 1st, 1916.
| Description of Work. | Inspectors. | Totals. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointon. | Eagle. | Scudamore. | Collins. | Morley. | Farmer. | Dewey. | Malins. | Green. | Jones | Nash. | Miss Bevan. | ||
| Visits to complaints | 62 | 179 | 208 | 94 | 67 | 219 | 131 | 53 | 39 | – | 95 | 8 | 1,154 |
| House inspections following on complaints | 52 | 5 | 233 | 65 | 8 | 214 | 13 | 39 | 168 | – | 195 | – | 992 |
| House-to-house inspections | 112 | 254 | 237 | 40 | 61 | 76 | 218 | 208 | 179 | – | 13 | – | 1,398 |
| House-to-house inspections | – | – | – | – | 86 | 5 | 29 | 47 | – | – | – | – | 167 |
| Houses let in lodgings inspections | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 411 | 30 | – | – | – | 444 |
| New buildings completed | – | – | – | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 |
| Visits to new buildings | 71 | 86 | 36 | 1,091 | 435 | 499 | 194 | 9 | – | – | 11 | – | 2,432 |
| No. of inspections re overcrowding | 71 | 2 | 11 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 29 | – | – | – | – | 116 |
| Do. do. of slaughterhouses | – | 9 | 10 | 44 | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 85 |
| Do do. bakehouses | 34 | 17 | 56 | 39 | 63 | 138 | 39 | 16 | 52 | – | 16 | – | 470 |
| Do. do. cowhouses | – | 55 | 7 | 54 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 135 |
| Do. do. milk shops and dairies | 110 | 116 | 231 | 42 | 95 | 134 | 143 | 141 | 214 | – | 130 | – | 1,356 |
| Do. do. eating houses | 60 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 27 | – | 25 | 88 | 343 |
| Do. do ice cream shops | 32 | 51 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 31 | 46 | – | 24 | – | 360 |
| Do. do. railway stations | 10 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 205 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 311 |
| Do. do. workshops | 104 | 98 | 307 | 29 | 45 | 156 | 105 | 121 | 145 | – | 105 | 512 | 1,727 |
| Do. do. factories | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 39 | 133 | 61 | 47 | – | 56 | 181 | 530 |
| Do. do. urinals, public | – | 45 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 40 | 62 | 118 | 9 | – | 9 | 1 | 316 |
| Do. do. do. private | 88 | 225 | 336 | 137 | 356 | 723 | 373 | 285 | 446 | – | 212 | – | 3,181 |
| Do. do. schools, public | 21 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 65 | 41 | 56 | 25 | – | 34 | – | 346 |
| Do. do. do. private | 12 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 67 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 90 | – | 3 | 44 | 300 |
| Re-inspections | 1,554 | 3,764 | 3,001 | 2,508 | 3,765 | 3,842 | 2,072 | 3,075 | 3,291 | – | 3,787 | 193 | 30,852 |
| Miscellaneous | 81 | 128 | 243 | 68 | 480 | 33 | 508 | 371 | 357 | – | 219 | 1,202 | 3,690 |
| Infectious cases visited and houses inspected | 66 | 134 | 188 | 123 | 143 | 110 | 120 | 123 | 173 | – | 206 | – | 1,386 |
| Do. do. or inquiries | 91 | 153 | 154 | 120 | 131 | 165 | 104 | 112 | 101 | – | 18 | – | 1,149 |
| Tuberculosis cases visited and houses inspected | 8 | 13 | 78 | 112 | 28 | 18 | 53 | 39 | 105 | – | 35 | – | 489 |
| Do. do. or inquiries | 136 | 406 | 658 | 27 | 230 | 329 | 535 | 564 | 968 | – | 533 | – | 4,386 |
| Visits to verminous premises | 23 | – | 290 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 65 | 103 | – | 128 | 48 | 691 |
| Intimations | 197 | 407 | 343 | 205 | 282 | 257 | 434 | 543 | 469 | – | 216 | 46 | 3,399 |
| Statutory notices | 25 | 145 | 90 | 28 | 109 | 66 | 62 | 121 | 181 | – | 23 | 14 | 864 |
| Notices, houses let in lodgings | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 478 | – | – | 1 | – | 493 |
| Summonses under P.H. Act | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 39 |
| Infectious disease contacts | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Seizures of unwholesome food | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Outworkers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,314 | 1,314 |
| Drainage plans, total reconstructions | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 25 | – | 44 | – | 142 |
| Do. partial do. | 1 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 18 | – | 13 | – | 116 |
| Soldiers' billets | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | 6 | 66 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 89 |