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The Parish of St. James has less than half the cesspools that are
found in St. George's, Southwark, the records of epidemic disease and of
premature and preventible mortality show large proportionate differences.
In 1841 deaths from ordinary epidemic disease in St. George's were in
proportion to the population double the amount of deaths from the same
causes as in St. James's, yet in one year, 1839, St. James's greatly exceeded
Camberwell in preventible mortality. In 1832, in St. James's,
deaths from cholera were one in 385—in St. George's, one in 91. In
1849, in St. James's, one in 644—in St. George's one in 60. [Report of
General Board of Health on Water Supply, 1850—page 134.]
Results of House to House Inquiry, St. George's, Southwark.
Condition of Houses.
Affirmative
answers.
Same Report, page 135 —1850.
From which replies have been
received
number
5,713
My inspections, 1856. I have taken the first 1) 3 houses recorded in my note books,
and find as follows,—they are greatly below the average. W. RENDLE.
In a great number of these the refuse
dust, &c. is not removed
Drains very imperfect in construction
run unover the houses and emit
very bad smells, in 8 houses 15 cases
of fever arose from this cause.
With supply of water to house
or premises
per cent.
80.97
Near the privy
„
48.87
Butt or cisterns, covered
number
1879
uncovered
„
20.74
With a sink
per cent.
48.31
With a well
On or near premises
„
5.32
Bad drains.
26
Tainted or foul
„
46 .92
Houses damp in lower parts
„
52.13
Houses with stagnant water on
premises
„
18.54
Without cover
37
Houses flooded in time of storms
„
18.15
Houses with drain to premises
„
87.56
Houses with drains emitting
offensive smells
„
45.11
Water Butts,
old, rotten, or
defective.
30
Houses with drains stopped at
times
22.37
Houses with dustbin
„
42.69
Yards badly
paved.
30
Houses receiving-offensive smells
from adjoining premises
„
27.82
Houses with privy
97.03
Defective or
offensive
cesspoois.
72
Houses with cesspool
82.12
Houses with water-closet
10.06