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 Southwark, Borough of]
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WARDS. | Total for Borough | |||||||||||
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St. Mary. | St. Paul. | St. Peter. | St. John. | Trinity. | All Saints. | St. Michael | St. Jude. | St. George | Christ-church. | St. Saviour. | ||
Number of Horses accommodated | 836 | 1167 | 135 | 775 | 1353 | 286 | 586 | 653 | 303 | 642 | 416 | 7152 |
Litter Used—Peat | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 73 |
Straw | 53 | 31 | 18 | 45 | 33 | 57 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 373 |
Other kind | 5 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 75 |
Method of Storage—Wagon | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Brick Receptacle. | 26 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 244 |
No Receptacle | 27 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 159 |
Cage | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 14 | 87 |
Condition of Receptacle—Good | 38 | 45 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 287 |
Fair | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 33 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 50 |
Bad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
Frequency of Removal—Every day | 33 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 176 |
Every two days | 27 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 195 |
10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 93 | |
Once a week | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 18 | — | 5 | 2 | 57 |
Condition of Refuse—Not stinking | 71 | 59 | 26 | 56 | 50 | 67 | 32 | 42 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 501 |
Stinking | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Stables paved and drained—Yes | 55 | 60 | 26 | 58 | 51 | 67 | 36 | 43 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 503 |
No | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 |
Stables ventilated—Yes | 72 | 60 | 26 | 57 | 51 | 67 | 36 | 43 | 24 | 39 | 45 | 520 |
No | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Water closet accommodation—Yes | 56 | 47 | 19 | 51 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 362 |
No | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 159 |
Number of men employed | 90 | 126 | 52 | 82 | 173 | 14 | 70 | 47 | 123 | 197 | 120 | 1094 |
Super feet per Horse—Under 50 | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | — | - | 22 |
50—60 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 30 |
60—70 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 71 |
70—80 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 62 |
80—90 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
90—100 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
Over 100 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 232 |
Number of Stables | 72 | 60 | 26 | 58 | 51 | 67 | 36 | 43 | 24 | 39 | 45 | 521 |