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 | 2,128 |
Water Certificates
No.of Water Certificates issued | 55 |
No. of dwellings concerned | 278 |
Drainage and Sewerage
No.of drainage applications received | 300 |
Length of sewers reconstructed | 5,130 ft. |
No.of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies | 71 |
No.of defective pot gullies renewed | 3 |
No. of new pot gullies installed | 9 |
Public Cleansing
Amount of house refuse collected | 42,299 tons |
Amount of trade refuse collected | 1,011 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 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Dulwich First Class Swimming Bath | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Dulwich Second Class Swimming Bath | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Total | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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.