Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newington]
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Offensive Refuse.—Clandon Street, Mount Street, Villa Street,
and East Street.
Animals.—Innis Place (pigeons), Queen's Row (horse), Ewhurst
Court (donkey), and East Street (ducks and fowls).
Miscellaneous.—Mount Street, Blackwood Street, and Clandon
Street (fish offal), East Street and Walworth Road (smoke),
Runham Street (animals and vegetable refuse), and Trafalgar
Street (dirty lodger).
ST. JOHN'S WARD.
Overcrowding.—Hearn's Buildings, Brandon Street, Beckway
Street, Chatham Street, Barlow Street, and Blendon Row (several
cases); also Eltham Street, Flora Terrace, Darwin Street, Beddome
Street, East Street, Deacon Street, Tatum Street, Gurney Street,
Larissa Street, Sayer Street, Hillery Road, and Content Street.
Animals.—Townley Street (pony), Darwin Street (dog), Catesby
Street (donkey), and Content Street (ducks).
Manure.—Barlow Street, Tisdale Place, Walworth Road, Winch
Place, and Rodney Road.
Offensive Refuse.—Paragon Row, Hemp Row, Orb Street,
Larcom Street, and East Street.
Miscellaneous. —South Street, Sayer Street, and Northampton
Place (fish offal), Walworth Road (vegetable refuse), Rodney Road
and Larcom Street (dirty lodgers), Rodney Road (bones), and
Larcom Street (stagnant water).
TRINITY WARD.
Overcrowding. — Lower Bland Street, Cole Street, Globe Street,
Causeway Place, Rockingham Street, Deverell Street, Harper
Street, and Brunswick Court.
Animals.—Upper Bland Street, Trinity Street, and Standard
Street (fowls), Ayliffe Street (ducks, pigeons, fowls, and goats),
Tabard Street (rabbits), Rockingham Street (horse), Cole Street
(rabbits and fowls), and Rockingham Street (ducks).
Manure. — Rockingham Street, Tarn Street, and Adam Street.
Offensive Refuse.—Violet Place, Great Dover Street, Borough
High Street, Saint David Street, Trinity Place, and Tiverton
Street.