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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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66 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Rainwater guttering and stack pipes repaired 8
Forecourts paved 4
Manure receptacles provided 3
Slaughter-houses inspected 3
Bakehouses inspected 22
Cowsheds inspected 1
Drains tested with chemicals 64
Drains tested with water 22
Miscellaneous 256
Total 2418
(Signed) WILLIAM H. RALPH,
Sanitary Inspector.
Report of Work done for two months ending
31st December, 1896.
Houses let in Lodgings or occupied by Members of more than one Family.
Tenement houses inspected 489
Tenement houses re-visited 343
Notices served re-contravention of Bye-Laws 31
Notices complied with 29
Tenement rooms measured 44
(Signed) ANNIE ELLIOTT, Assoc. San. Inst.,
Sanitary Inspector.
JOHN EDWARDS, Assoc. San. Inst.,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.