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St George (Southwark) 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]

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Removal of Nuisances. 23
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Besides those cases which have been remedied on application of the Officer without
service of formal Notice, the following have passed through the Books within the Year
ending March 25th, 1864.
Number
of Cases.
Houses rendered habitable or inmates reduced 19
Privies abolished, and Water Closets constructed 130
Water Closets and Drains thereto cleansed 55
Pans to Water Closets cleansed 7
Water Closets repaired or rebuilt 4
Sinks cleansed and trapped 45
Back Yards repaved 22
Gutters and Rain Water Pipes provided or repaired 5
Dust Bins provided or repaired 12
Drains to Back Yards and Premises cleansed 92
Paving around Sinks in Back Yards relaid 20
New Sinks and Drains to Back Yards provided 29
Defective Drains Repaired 3
Rubbish removed from Back Yard 1
Offensive Trade Refuse removed or Trade Nuisance abated 3
Dung Pit emptied 1
Supply of Water for domestic purposes provided 36
Detective Service Pipes and apparatus repaired 8
New and enlarged receptacles for Water provided 18
Water Butts cleansed or improved 2
Supply of Water laid on to Water Closets 2
Glass Blowers' premises improved 2
Bone Boilers' premises cleansed 2
Catgut manufacturing premises improved and cleansed 2
Piggeries abolished 10
Cow Sheds inspected 18
Cow Sheds cleansed 8
Slaughter Houses inspected 27
Slaughter Houses cleansed 7
Horse Slaughterers' premises visited 2
Bakehouses inspected 85
Bakehouses cleansed 50
New Private Drains connected to Low Level Sewer 62
Houses Drained into Low Level Sewer 150
JAMES SMITH,
Surveyor of Sewers and Sanitary Inspector.
IN THE ROADS DEPARTMENT.
Besides the numerous cases in which upon application by the Inspector Obstructions
and other Nuisance have been at once removed, the following Summonses and formal
Notices have been issued during the Year ending March 25th, 1864.
SUMMONSES.
For illegal removal of Dust from the Parish 8
For Obstructions of the Public Footway 6
For non-repair of dangerous Cellar Flaps 2
NOTICES.
To repair dangerous Cellar Flaps 14
To remove obstructions from the Public ways 12
To repair defective Rain Water Pipes 2
GEORGE WELLMAN,
Surveyor of Roads and Inspector of Nuisances.