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St George (Southwark) 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the Second Quarter, 1858. 11
TABLE 7.— Sanitary Inspections during the Quarter ending June 25, 1858.
| Cases | Number of Houses or Places visited. | Number of Visits of Medical Officer and Inspector. | Premises unclean, or dilapidated within | Overcrowded | Unfit for habitation | Insufficient Ventilation | Water | Water receptacle, none, bad, or without cover | Drainage | Cesspool | Water Closet defective, or without Water | Yard badly paved | Cellar badly paved | Refuse accumulated | Dustbin, none or imperfect | Nuisances from animals badly kept | Slaughter-houses, Manufactories in unwholesome state | Burial Vaults requiring improvement | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deficient | No supply | Without | Defective | Cleansed | Abolished | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 183 | 246 | About 738.—Tbe circulation is. that each place is risited on the aTer-age three times | 73 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | . | 118 | . | 163 | 107 | 72 | 110 | . | Not regularly recorded. Probably one in three of all cases visited. | 138 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Work completed | 99 | 122 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | . | . | 52 | . | 78 | 5 . 45 | 35 | 51 | . | 60 | 3 | 3 | . | |||||||||||||||||||
| Not begun, or left unfinished | 84 | 124 | 39 | . | . | 4 | 2 | . | 66 | . | 85 | 57 | 37 | 59 | . | 78 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Names of Places, and Dates of Official or Friendly Notices are annexed, is Which the Work ordered was not completed at the end of the Quarter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The following are from the seventh quarterly report:— | Eighth quarter continued. | The following are cases taken in hand during this, the tenth quarter:— | Tenth quarter continued. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 to 13, | East-place, West-square | F.N. | 29 | 6 | 57 | 96, London-road | F.N. | 5 | 12 | 57 | .. May Pole-alley, 1 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11. 12, 13. 14, 15, 16,17, 18,19,20,21,23,24 | F.N | 27 | 3 | 58 | Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, York-street | F.N. | 16 | 7 | 57 | John-street, Gt. Suffolk-street, 1, 3,7, 10 | F.N. | 10 | 12 | 57 | 21, Waterloo-road | F.N. | 28 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 4 | 9 | 57 | John's-place, Rodney-street, 1, 2 | F | N. | 28 | 5 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9, to 14, York-street | F.N. | 16 | 7 | 57 | 2, ditto | F. N. | 10 | 12 | 57 | Date | Atlas Works | O.N. | 31 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 4 | 9 | 57 | O.N. | 20 | 5 | 58 | 150, Southwark Bridge-road | F.N | 31 | 3 | 58 | Skin-market, Suffolk street | .O.N. | 1 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 37, Bridge House-place F.N. | 17 | 7 | 57 | 70, Webber-row | F.N. | 12 | 12 | 57 | O.N | 9 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 16 | 1 | 58 | Gilbert's-place, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | F.N | 17 | 4 | 58 | Northampton-street, 3, 4, 5 | .F.N. | 4 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bone-boiler, 25, Green street | F.N. | 26 1 | 8 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20, Pitt street, Old Kent- road | F.N | 20 | 4 | 58 | Fox's-buildings, 1, 2 | F.N. | 4 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 9 | 11 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N | 13 | 5 | 58 | O.N. | 23 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 to 19, Potier-street | F.N. | 28 | 9 | 57 | The following are from the ninth quarterly report:— | 25, King-street, Borough road | F.N | 29 | 4 | 58 | St. George's-circus, 6,7 | F.N. | 5 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 26 | 10 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4, Little Suffolk-street | F. IV | 29 | 4 | 58 | O.N. | 2 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 to 4 | Hunter-place | F.N. | 28 | 9 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6, Duke-street, Westminster-road. | F.N. | 13 | 1 | 58 | O.N | 9 | 7 | 58 | Alfred place,Union-street, 1 to 8 | F.N. | 5 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 to 7 | O.N. | 27 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3, Gaywood-court | F.N | 29 | 4 | 59 | O.N. | 23 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned. | 2, Vine-yard | O.N. | 5 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N | 13 | 5 | 58 | British Iron Works, Webber-st. | F.N. | 8 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13, Potier-street | F.N. | 28 | 9 | 57 | 4, Vine-yard | F.N. | 14 | 1 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21, Pitt-street, Old Kent-road | F.N | 7 | 5 | 68 | F.N. | 12 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned. | 2, St. George's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 8,9, l0,Thomas's- court | O.N. | 16 | 1 | 58 | Fish-drier, Noel-court | F.N. | 18 | 5 | 58 | O.N. | 23 | 7 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2, 3, Peter-street | F.N | 14 | 5 | 58 | 8, Pitt-street, Old Kent-road | F.N. | 15 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The following are from the eighth quarterly report: — | Closed July 20. summoned. | O.N. | 9 | 7 | 58 | Young's-buildings, 1 to 7 | F.N. | 15 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 10, 11, Buckenham-square | F.N | 14 | 5 | 58 | George-street,9,10 | F.N. | 19 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bone-boiler, 24, Green-street | O.N. | 24 | 10 | 57 | 23, Waterloo-road | F.N. | 23 | 1 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O N. | 5 | 2 | 58 | Cook s-buildings, yard | O.N | 18 | 5 | 58 | Green Man-cottages, 4, 5,6 | F.N. | 19 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,John-street, Suffolk-street | O.N | 20 | 5 | 58 | O.N. | 14 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4, 5, 7,81,9,10, 12,13, 14, 15, 17, Bean-street | F.N. | 23 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned | 7 | 11 | 57 | Ann's-place, Waterloo-road, 2, 3,1 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | F.N. | 22 | 5 | 58 | Herbert's-buildings | F.N. | 19 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 5 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bone-boiler, 30, Green-street | O.N. | 24 | 10 | 57 | 41, 42, Castle-streer | F.N. | 29 | 11 | 58 | 2, Union-street | F.N. | 19 | 6 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 23 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned | 7 | 11 | 57 | 37,38,39, King-street, Borough-rd | F.N. | 9 | 2 | 58 | Kent-street, 31, 35 | F.N. | 26 | 5 | 58 | Webber-row, 21 | F.N. | 19 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Green.street, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 9, 10 | F.N. | 11 | 11 | 57 | 14, Little Surrey-street | F.N. | 9 | 2 | 58 | Fosters-yard, Lombard-st., 1, 2, 3 | F.N. | 26 | 5 | 58 | Clarendon-street, 46 | F.N. | 33 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 3 | 12 | 57 | 2, Wickham-place | F.N. | 26 | 5 | 58 | O.N. | 9 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2, Little Suffolk-street | F .N. | 24 | 2 | 58 | Amended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Green-street, 11 to 21 inclusive | F.N. | 11 | 11 | 57 | O.N. | 15 | 4 | 58 | 10, Henry-street | F.N. | 26 | 58 | .O.N. | 10 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| O.N. | 9 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21, Little Surrey-street | F.N. | 20 | 3 | 58 | Alfred-place,5 | F.N. | 23 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25, Henry-Street | 28 | 5 | 58 | O.N. | 10 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ebden-court, 1 to 7 | O.N. | 2| | 12 | | 57 | 17, 18, Belvidere-buildings | F.N. | 20 | 3 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14, Hunter-street | F.N. | 28 | 5 | 58 | Rephidim-street, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,27,28 | F.N. | 24 | 6 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned. | O.N. | 15 | 4 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16, Staple-street | F.N. | 28 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warwick-street, 43, 44, 45 | O.N. | 2 | 12 | 57 | 29, King-street | F.N. | 20 | 3 | 58 | Potier-street, 9, 10, 11, 12 | F.N. | 24 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collier's Rents | F N. | 98 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summoned. | St. Andrew's Burial-ground | F.N. | 23 | 3 | 58 | O.N. | 14 | 7 | 58 | Hunter-place, 8,9 | F.N. | 24 | 6 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||