London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR

SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR

Roofs and gutters repaired or renewed302
Dampness remedied316
Brickwork and pointing repaired110
Floors repaired or renewed158
Window frames, glazing and sashes repaired192
Cills and reveals repaired143
Sashcords renewed303
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed176
Staircases repaired67
Walls and ceilings repaired410
Rooms cleansed and redecorated27
House drains additions and reconstructions46
Length of new drainage8,738 feet
Drains repaired231
Drains unstopped304
Intercepting traps provided68
Inspection chambers constructed123
Clearing eyes to drains provided81
Fresh air inlets provided59
Ventilating shafts provided57
Soil pipes provided58
Gullies provided147
Waste pipe and traps provided962
Waste pipes repaired249
Sinks provided or renewed405
Baths provided260
Lavatory basins provided424
Water closet pans and seats, provided or renewed473
Water closet flushing cisterns provided or renewed726
Urinals provided or renewed66
Rain water pipes provided, repaired or renewed174
Yards paved, repaired or drained121
Accumulations removed218
Dustbins provided164
Dwellings provided with water491
Miscellaneous repairs140

Text

Copy text to clipboard

Separate statics under certain of the headings in the foregoing section
are given in the Food Section.
-22-