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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) 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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TABLE V.
RETURN OF WORKS CARRIED OUT FROM MARCH 25th, 1868, to MARCH 25th, 1869.
| *GEARING. | WOOD. | COOPER. | WATERS. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 1143 | 1369 | 1395 | 1501 | 5408 |
| Notices issued, 1st | 184 | 216 | 240 | 225 | 865 |
| Notices issued, 2nd | 8 | 10 | 36 | 16 | 70 |
| Summonses | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 65 | 94 | 120 | 175 | 454 |
| Drains trapped | 77 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 364 |
| Cesspools emptied | 65 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 196 |
| Cesspools filled-up | 63 | 33 | 37 | 48 | 181 |
| Closets provided | 68 | 56 | 27 | 65 | 216 |
| Houses cleansed | 94 | 85 | 58 | 101 | 338 |
| Houses repaired | 11 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 67 |
| Water supplied | 2 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 43 |
| Butts or cisterns supplied | 6 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 43 |
| Butts or cisterns covered | 7 | 31 | 76 | 17 | 131 |
| Dust-bins provided | 31 | 132 | 438 | 159 | 760 |
| Yards paved | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Miscellaneous complaints | 111 | 198 | 113 | 159 | 581 |
| Dust complaints | 232 | 566 | 362 | 628 | 1788 |
| Notices outstanding | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 48 |
| Cow-houses inspected | 24 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 61 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 16 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 51 |
| Bake houses inspected | 33 | 25 | 44 | 25 | 127 |
| Workshops inspected | 8 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| Closets repaired | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Water supplied to closets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
* Gearing was absent from his post, on account of illness, from Christmas to
March 25th.