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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 Giles (Camberwell) 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]

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Table: 17,374Houses Inspected.Table VII.—Containing a Tabular Statement of Sanitary WorkB carried out between March31st, 1862, and March 31st, 1863.

17,374

Houses Inspected.

Table VII.—Containing a Tabular Statement of Sanitary WorkB carried out between March

31st, 1862, and March 31st, 1863.

2091st.Number of Notices served on Owners and Occupiers of Houses.
372nd.
22Summonses.
241Houses cleansed and whitewashed.
73Houses repaired
61Yards paved and amended.
20Dust bins provided.
78Water supplied to premises.
62Water supplied to closets.
303Cesspools emptied.
114Cesspools filled up.
93Closets provided.
473Drains trapped and amended.
1280Sundry Nuisances arising from Ashes, Refuse, Dung, Pigs, &c.
71Slaughter Houses, all of which have been cleansed and whitened several times, and the paving repaired when deemed necessary.
16 -Works outstanding, or in progress.