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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Table: Cremation Certificates

Cremation Certificates

No.of cremations authorised during the year by the Medical Referee or his Deputy1,993

Table: Water Certificates

Water Certificates

No.of Water Certificates issued119
No.of dwellings concerned543

Table: Drainage and Sewerage

Drainage and Sewerage

No.of drainage applications received475
Length of sewers reconstructed4,163 ft.
No.of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies79
No.of defective pot gullies renewed2
No.of new pot gullies installed11

Table: Public Cleansing

Public Cleansing

Amount of house refuse collected44,557 tons
Amount of trade refuse collected823 ton

Table: Examination of Water from the Council's Swimming Baths

Examination of Water from the Council's Swimming Baths

Bacteriological examinationChemical examination
No.of SamplesNo. Satis.No.of SamplesNo. Satis.
Camberwell Front Swimming Bath7777
Camberwell Rear Swimming Bath13131313
Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath5555
Dulwich Second Class Swimming Bath11111111
Total36363636

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In addition, water from the Swimming Bath at Mary
Datchelor Girls' School, Camberwell Grove, was chemically
and bacteriologically examined on five occasions. All the
samples were satisfactory.