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
Camberwell 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Medical Examinations carried out by the Medical Officer
of Health or his Deputy.
Officers for admission to the Permanent Establishment 42
Officers for admission to the Unestablished Staff 8
Employees for admission to Sick Pay Scheme 194
Employees for admission to Permanent Establishment 47
Employees absent from duty owing to sickness 466
Cremation Certificates.
No. of cremations authorised during the year by the Medical Referee
or his Deputy 1,866
Water Certificates.
No. of Water Certificates issued 126
No. of dwellings concerned 963
Drainage and Sewerage.
No. of drainage applications received 199
Length of new sewers constructed 89 yards
Length of sewers reconstructed 1,209 yards
No. of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies 111
No. of defective pot gullies renewed 19
Public Cleansing.
Amount of house refuse collected 46,593 tons
Amount of trade refuse collected 680 tons
Examination of Water from the Council's Swimming Baths.
| Bacteriological examination | Chemical examination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Samples | No. Satis. | No. of Samples | No. Satis. | |
| Camberwell Front Swimming Bath | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Camberwell Rear Swimming Bath | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Dulwich Second Class Swimming Bath | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
In addition, water from the Swimming Bath at Mary
Datchelor Girls' School, Camberwell Grove, was chemically
and bacteriologically examined on three occasions. All the
samples were satisfactory.