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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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Dead bodies removed to mortuary 3
Dust shoot tested with smoke 1
„ cleared 7
Stairs repaired 1
Knackers yard boiling apparatus repaired 1
„ „ renewed 1
Dung pits covered 3
Bakehouses cleansed 17
Offensive and soiled bedding destroyed 5
Water supplied to public urinal 1
Miscellaneous 45
Pamphlets delivered 490
Grand Total 3761
(Signed) JOSHUA OWNER.
Sanitary Inspector.
REPORT OF WORK DONE IN WARD No. II.,
For the year ending 31st December, 1900.
House to house inspections 820
Other inspections 561
Re-visits 5424
Intimations served 932
Official Notices served 662
Inquiries made respecting cases of infectious disease 160
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Results.
Drains, new ... ... ... ... ... 3
„ re-constructed ... ... ... 43
„ cleansed and repaired ... ... ... 101
,, trapped... ... ... ... ... 12
„ ventilated ... ... ... ... 1
„ tested with water ... ... ... ... 46
„ „ chemicals ... ... ... 129
„ „ smoke ... ... ... ... 6
Water-closets cleansed and repaired ... ... ... 207
„ supplied with water ... ... ... 84
,, provided with new fittings ... ... 26
,. lighted and ventilated .., .,. J