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St George (Southwark) 1897
[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
Soil pipes removed from inside of house 38
Water supply cisterns provided with covers 12
Drinking water cisterns cleansed . 12
Water fittings altered foom cistern to main 91
Water supplied to dwelling houses 4
Galvanised dust-bins provided 121
Dust receptacles repaired 30
Dust shoots replaced 23
Ventilation provided for floor space 101
Interior of premises cleansed throughout 118
Premises partly cleansed 160
Staircases cleansed 35
Yards paved or repaired 109
Forecourt paved 48
Roofs repaired 80
Stack pipes disconnected from drains 17
Waste pipes from sinks cleared 22
Waste pipes disconnected from drains 42
New waste pipes fixed 28
Plain water guttering and stack pipes repaired 39
Manure receptacles provided 8
„ „ covered 4
Workshops cleansed 20
Foul accumulations removed 19
Slaughter-houses inspected 2
Cow sheds inspected 22
Drains tested with chemicles 41
„ ,, water 58
Miscellaneous improvements 256
Total 2287
WM. H. RALPH,
Sanitary Inspector.
Report of Work done for the Year ending December 31st, 1897.
Tenement houses inspected 3961
„ revisited 2414
Notices served, re contravention of Bye-Laws 277
Number of rooms cleansed 1215
Staircases and passages cleansed 279
Overcrowding abated 155
Tenement room measured 693
ANNIE ELLIOTT, Assoc. San. Inst.,
Sanitary Inspector.