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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St George (Southwark) 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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Waterclosets, new pans and traps 119
,, repaired 151
„ cleansed 69
,, unchoked 35
., supplied with water apparatus 29
Sink wastes unchoked and repaired 12
New sink waste pipes 3
Gullies provided 31
„ repaired 11
Flushing apparatus repaired 61
Sink wastes disconnected from drain 9
Dwelling houses entirely cleansed 60
„ „ partially „ 117
Other rooms, &c., cleansed 808
Roofs repaired 126
„ renewed 1
Ceilings repaired 73
Floors repaired, renewed or ventilated 60
Walls repaired 50
Rain water gutters renewed 3
„ repaired 10
Nuisance in overcrowded premises abated 45
Houses supplied with water 76
Water fittings (drinking) repaired 15
Yard pavings repaired 61
„ ,. entirely relaid 28
Dust shoot repaired 50
Rain water fittings repaired 29
Damp walls remedied 47
Cisterns cleansed 119
,. repaired 10
,. abolished 1
Cellar dwellings 3
Dust bins provided 58
Offensive accumulations removed 29
Ventilation provided to fish frying hood 2
Animals improperly kept removed 6
Dung receptacles provided 2
Workshops cleansed 3