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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) 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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Table VI.—Containing a Tabular Statement of Sanitary Works carried out between March 31st, 1863, and March 31st, 1864.
| 1393 | Houses Inspected. | |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | 1st. | Number of Notices served on Owners and Occupiers of Houses. |
| 19 | 2nd. | |
| 13 | Summonses. | |
| 134 | Houses cleansed and whitewashed. | |
| 41 | Houses repaired. | |
| 52 | Yards paved and amended. | |
| 8 | Dust-bins provided. | |
| 56 | Water supplied to premises. | |
| 24 | Water supplied to closets. | |
| 281 | Cesspools emptied. | |
| 68 | Cesspools filled up. | |
| 137 | Closets provided. | |
| 229 | Drains trapped and amended. | |
| 933 | Sundry Nuisances arising from Ashes, Refuse, Dung, Pigs, &c. | |
| 55 | Slaughter Houses, all of which have been cleansed and whitened several times, and the paving repaired when deemed necessary. | |
| 64 | Cow-houses. | |
| 82 | Bake-houses. | |
| 13 | Works outstanding, or in progress. | |