London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1916
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916
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(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal
of refuse, etc. -
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. -
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. —
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to
water closets —
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Act, Sec. 202) -
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage,
etc. (Metropolis Management Acts Amendment
(By-laws) Act, 1899) —
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 160
Total number of infectious bodies removed 21