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St George (Southwark) 1896

[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.
Overcrowding Nuisances abated 20
Fowls improperly kept 2
Fowl accumulations removed 21
Dung receptacles provided 4
New soil-pipes 6
Soil-pipes repaired 5
Houses closed 3
Staircases in model dwellings cleansed 10
„ „ „ lighted 2
Miscellaneous 151
Bakehouses inspected 21
Cowsheds „ 1
Slaughter houses inspected 1
Knackers' yards 1
Gut Scraping premises inspected 1
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(Signed) JAS. WEATHERITT, Assoc. San. Inst. (Sanitary Inspector.)
Report of Work done in Ward II.
For the Year ending December 31st, 1896.
House to house inspections 637
Other inspections 539
Re-visits 2920
Intimations served 665
Official notices served 345
Requisition notices served 27
Houses registered under Tenement Bye-laws 25
Notices for contravention of bye-laws 4
Total 5162
RESULTS.
Interiors of houses cleaned throughout 105
„ „ „ partly 236
Exterior of houses repaired 97
Water closets and drains cleansed 117
,, ,, repaired and put into proper order 68
,, „ supplied with water 62
„ „ new structures 16
„ „ and drains ventilated 115
Through ventilation under floors 47
Drains (new) to houses 13
„ amended 113
Gulley traps to drains fixed 267
Sink and stack pipes disconnected from drains 147
Rain water pipes and gutters put into proper order 45
Paving to yards put into proper order 133
Water service pipes repaired 23
Water cisterns cleaned out and repaired 20
,, „ new supplied 3
Water laid on from main for drinking purposes 50
Overcrowding in rooms abated 29