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St George (Southwark) 1895
[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 St. George the Martyr, Southwark:
Basement areas paved 20
„ ,, drained 11
Bakehouses inspected 26
Cowshed inspected 1
Slaughter-houses inspected 1
Knacker's yards inspected 1
Gut scraping premises inspected 1
Miscellaneous 81
Total 2398
Report of Work done in WARD No. II.
For the year ending December 31st, 1895.
Mr. J. A. ANSCOMBE, Sanitary Inspector.
House to house inspections 618
Other inspections 654
Re-visits 3204
Intimations served 727
Official notices served 611
Total 5814
RESULTS.
Interior of houses cleaned throughout 119
Do. do. partly 302
Exteriors of houses repaired 127
Water-closets and Drains cleansed 97
Water-closets repaired and put into proper order 68
Water-closets supplied with water 115
Water-closets—New Structures 23
Water-closets and Drains ventilated 208
Through Ventilation under floors 109
Drains (new) to houses 8
Drains amended 138
Gulley Traps to Drains fixed 210
Sink and Stack-pipes disconnected from Drains and Gutters, and
put in order 117
Rain-water pipes and gutters put into proper order 57
Paving to yards put into proper order 125
Water service pipes repaired 128
Water Cisterns cleaned out and repaired 26
Water Cisterns—new supplied 6
Water laid on from main for drinking purposes 123
Overcrowding in rooms abated 25
Unlawful occupation of underground rooms discontinued 5
SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
| Name of Sample. | Margarine | Adulterated. | Unadulterated. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (2 Milks deficient in cream) | — | 15 | 37 | 52 |
| Bread | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | — | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| Margarine | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Coffee (1 Coffee labelled a mixture of Chicory and Coffee) | — | — | 9 | 9 |
| Scotch Oatmeal | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mustard | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Moist Sugar | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Lucca Oil | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cod Liver Oil | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Currant Cake | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Preserved Peas | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Lard | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 25 | 83 | 109 |