Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Cremation Certificates.
No. of cremations authorised during the year by the Medical Referee or his Deputy | 2,010 |
Water Certificates.
No. of Water Certificates issued | 85 |
No. of dwellings concerned | 356 |
Drainage and Sewerage.
No. of drainage applications received | 301 |
Length of new sewers constructed | 658 ft. |
Length of sewers reconstructed | 2,866 ft. |
No. of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies | 97 |
No. of defective pot gullies renewed | 17 |
Public Cleansing.
Amount of house refuse collected | 46,942 tons |
Amount of trade refuse collected | 807 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 Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Dulwich Second Class Swimming Bath | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
In addition, water from the Swimming Bath at Mary
Datchelor Girls' School, Camberwell Grove, was chemically
and bacteriologically examined on four occasions. All the
samples were satisfactory.