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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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THE VESTRY OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.
Mb. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to present you my Annual Report for the year ending 25th March, 1859, showing the proceedings
which have been taken for the removal of nuisances and the general improvement of the sanitary condition of the Parish.
TABULAE STATEMENT.
| Cesspools entirely done away with | Houses connected with low level sewer | Houses connected with existing drains | Cesspools emptied, no sewer within 100 feet | Water laid on to closets having pans and traps | Defective drains perfected to houses | Receptacles for dust provided | Foul yards that have been cleansed | cow yards cleansed | Public Courts where dust bins have been erected | Bone boilers and other offensive trades improved | Houses standing over till sewers are laid down | Water closets repaired and cleansed | Extra privy accomodation provided | Slaughterhouses inspected prior to licensing, 32 of which were licensed | Yards paved and repaired to houses | Improved ventilation to houses | Cellars cleansed and lime-washed | Water receptacles cleansed and repaired | Houses cleansed and whitewashed | Houses overcrowded where inhabitants have been lessened | pig sties removed | Urinals cleansed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | 175 | 66 | 11 | 91 | 249 | 191 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 34 | 193 | 21 | 3 | 131 | 144 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
June, 1859.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) G. WELLMAN,
Sanitary Inspector.