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St George (Southwark) 1865

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

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40 Removal of Nuisances.
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 Tear
ending March 25th, 1865.
Number
of Cases.
Houses rendered habitable or inmates reduced 38
Privies abolished, and "Water Closets constructed 2
Water Closets and Drains thereto cleansed 46
Pans to Water Closets cleansed 27
Water Closets repaired or rebuilt 16
Sinks cleansed and trapped 57
Back Yards re paved 20
Gutters and Rain Water Pipes provided or repaired 6
Dust Bins provided or repaired 55
Drains to Back- Yards and Premises cleansed 66
Paving around.Sinks.in. Back Yards relaid 54
New Sinks and Drains to Back Yards provided 3
Defective Drains repaired 16
Rubbish removed from Back Yard 2
Offensive Trade Refuse removed or Trade N uisance abated 5
Dung Pit emptied 1
Supply of Water for domestic purposes provided 39
Defective Service Pipes and apparatus repaired I8
New and enlarged receptacles for Water provided 16
Water Butts cleansed or improved 18
Offensive Trades suppressed 3
Roofs repaired 8
Private Gullies cleansed 4
Cow Sheds inspected 19
Slaughter Houses inspected 27
Horse Slaughterers'premises visited 2
Bakehouses inspected half yearly 84
New Private Drains connected to Low Level Sewer 65
Houses Drained into Low Level Sewer 115
JAMES. SMITH.
IN THE ROADS DEPARTMENT.
In addition to the very great number of cases in which the Inspector's-remonstrances
have sufficed for the removal of obstructions and other nuisances, the following summonses
and formal notices have been issued during the year ending March 25th, 1865.
SUMMONSES.
For the illegal removal of Dust 19
For erecting scaffold without license 1
For obstructing Public Footway 2
To repair dangerous Cellar Flaps 1
NOTICES.
To remove obstructions from Public Footway 18
To repair dangerous Cellar Flaps, and Gratings 6
LUKE DANIEL.