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Camberwell 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1936.
Inspectors.
Attwater.
Watkins.
Gilchrist.
Topping.
Maughan.
Malins, L.
Malins, M.
O'Riordan.
(Miss)
Worsfold.
Weaver.
Pickard.
X
Burrell.
Green.
TOTALS.
Description of Sanitary Improvements effected
during the Year —
363
366
204
332
334
403
205
408
248
283
232
101
Number of rooms cleansed
52
3,531
Defective roofs repaired or rainwater pipes provided
or repaired
200
224
145
230
225
224
118
170
165
145
158
28
2
2,034
21
144
57-
218
Dampness abated
208
258
103
278
187
158
140
99
1
2,068
107
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired
119
7
68
53
138
48
118
136
121
70
35
1,020
41
-
63
62
76
Water fittings repaired
44
58
52
61
50
20
46
15
5
593
1
9
4
5
12
Drains entirely reconstructed
12
24
6
6
6
99
7
7
12
3
-
36
7
98
Drains partially reconstructed
88
38
21
15
67
61
46
492
-
Soil, vent pipes, sinks and waste pipes renewed
or repaired
120
111
68
79
66
164
57
124
124
101
145
78
2
1,239
167
269
188
154
156
Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c.'s
226
103
190
157
157
148
63
47
2,025
173
79
98
132
Dustbins provided
34
78
68
98
52
110
52
39
2
232
1,015
229
80
269
Repairs effected to windows
126
291
77
250
163
129
136
58
1
2,041
136
166
59
87
108
211
Stoves and coppers repaired
146
41
98
81
67
36
1
1,237
Flooring repaired or renewed, repairs to woodwork
(stairs, etc.)
194
161
45
132
94
202
32
181
102
106
70
36
4
1,359
8
2
4
16
Ventilation and lighting improved
-
37
9
6
4
4
13
2
105
20
-
10
2
9
Offensive accumulation removed
7
23
5
4
7
9
13
2
173
111
137
26
47
-
Miscellaneous repairs and improvements effected
43
82
60
136
142
57
108
18
5
1,034
2,261
Total repairs and improvements effected
2,036
1,023
1,866
1,624
2,442
] ,028
2,262
1,656
1,562
1,458
661
124
20,003
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Inspections—
678
515
458
549
Following complaint
680
447
398
640
399
364
346
184
36
5,694
66
111
220
House-to-house —(1) Where defects found
36
127
65
92
71
95
144
165
134
92
1,323
-
28
77
24
(2) Where no defects found
-
3
31
38
16
25
24
19
380
109
-
88
156
51
105
On occurrence of infection
121
125
76
73
82
45
38
12
1,073
44
-
202
35
1
6
5
Houses divided into separate tenements
106
23
5
3
336
-
-
-
38
47
33
37
43
Factories
68
34
61
35
16
22
250
790
93
91
23
24
22
Workshops
28
31
50
19
29
47
22
13
135
614
Workplaces
22
27
14
8
38
14
62
12
11
1
18
109
349
52
13
-
28
Underground living and sleeping rooms
-
25
39
71
8
32
1
269
-
-
-
1
2
2
2
Rent (Restrictions) Act
8
2
8
8
1
1
8
35
6
21
-
-
15
287
5
175
25
New buildings
5
6
30
2
78
376
-
97
75
68
89
102
Milk premises
5
123
105
21
89
102
95
1,253
-
1
Offensive trades
-
1
1
1
12
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Outworkers' premises
-
-
-
10
-
633
633
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
2
Rag and bone dealers
-
-
3
2
2
20
160
-
-
52
22
42
149
-
-
45
63
173
31
23
129
Conveniences (public and private)
78
94
167
1,176
-
-
Schools
-
-
-
16
1
4
43
-
-
-
-
-
48
20
3
5
46
Shops Act
13
49
111
216
40
164
23
77
706
23
79
68
-
Pharmacy and Poisons Act
68
24
84
63
17
1
64
40
13
620
3
-
3
2
5
Infant Life Protection
4
3
9
12
4
1
6
53
-
58
-
Common lodging houses
-
-
-
31
45
2
90
-
-
-
-
136
298
373
374
385
-
Miscellaneous
279
492
57
400
276
307
288
200
774
4,301
253
159
235
184
151
Housing Act, 1935 —Room Measurement Duties
217
228
202
204
179
186
2,474
-
2,265
1,712
1,917
Total Inspections
1,917
1,588
1,676
1,966
1,628
1,724
1,536
1,568
1,089
2,151
22,737
3,955
3,244
3,180
2,480
2,994
3,533
4,059
Re-inspections, calls, etc
2,466
3,099
2,708
3,405
2,928
8
88
629
38,680
3
-
Smoke observations
3
23
4
28
1
35
193
-
-
-