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 1964
[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 | 2,191 |
Water Certificates
| No. of Water Certificates issued | 132 |
| No. of dwellings concerned *Includes 22 mobile homes | * 859 |
Drainage and Sewerage
| No. of drainage applications received | 307 |
| Length of sewers reconstructed | 5,219 |
| No. of brick gullies replaced by pot gullies | 44 |
| No. of defective pot gullies renewed | 6 |
| No. of new pot gullies installed | 7 |
Public Cleansing
| Amount of house refuse collected | 44,470 tons |
| Amount of trade refuse collected | 1,584 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 |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |
In addition, water from the Swimming Bath at Mary
Datchelor Girls School. Camberwell Grove was chemically
on four and bacteriologically examined on five occasions.
All the samples were satisfactory