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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
Bermondsey 1915
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1915
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Table XII.—Sanitary Work, 1915.
| Mr. Grice. | Mr. Merryman. | Mr. Golds. | Mr. Cockburn. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed or repaired | 317 | 263 | 201 | 287 |
| W.C. accommodation provided or reconstructed | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| W.C.'s repaired, ventilated and whitewashed | 268 | 86 | 15 | 97 |
| Closets panned and trapped, or old pans cleansed or new ones fixed | 7 | 15 | 55 | 30 |
| Closets supplied with water, or defective water supplies remedied | 30 | 8 | 18 | 17 |
| Defective drains reconstructed, repaired, ventilated and trapped | 26 | 23 | 65 | 43 |
| Stopped drains and w.c.'s cleared | 34 | 42 | 95 | 20 |
| Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 34 | 125 | 60 | 77 |
| Houses supplied with water | 1 | 13 | 3 | – |
| Defective roofs repaired | 132 | 121 | 91 | 98 |
| Defective rainshoots and gutters repaired, unstopped or disconnected from drain | 48 | 116 | 40 | 83 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 16 | 13 | 27 | 7 |
| Defective water apparatus in w.c.'s repaired | 27 | 51 | 18 | 17 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed | – | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Urinals cleansed, supplied with water and doors | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Stables and other premises drained and paved | 4 | – | – | 2 |
| Waste-water pipes disconnected from drains and made to discharge in the open air, and new waste pipes provided | 4 | 23 | 116 | 20 |
| Providing means of ventilation beneath ground floor | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dung receptacles provided or repaired | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Accumulations of manure removed | – | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| Separating w.c. and domestic water supplies | – | – | – | – |
| Effective means taken to prevent dampness | 16 | 32 | 52 | 16 |
| Yards cleansed | 3 | 41 | 10 | 4 |
| Means of ventilation provided, or improvement in ventilation made | 5 | 23 | 1 | 9 |
| Cisterns cleansed or covers provided | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Cowsheds cleansed | – | – | – | – |
| Miscellaneous | 94 | 118 | 5 | 49 |
| Drains tested | 13 | 32 | 96 | 67 |
| Intimation Notices | 531 | 636 | 488 | 469 |
| Statutory Notices | 207 | 182 | 53 | 208 |
Four of the regular staff are serving with H.M. Forces.
Post-mortem examinations ... 145
Rooms disinfected ... ... ... 1,909
Articles disinfected ... ... 50,145
Bodies removed to mortuary ... 210
Inquests ... ... ... ... 197