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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) 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF WORKS CARRIED OUT FROM MARCH 25th, 1869, to MARCH 25th, 1870.
| * Gearing. | Wood. | Cooper. | Waters. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 704 | 1251 | 1895 | 1932 | 5782 |
| Notices served, 1st | 75 | 206 | 290 | 281 | 945 |
| Ditto 2nd | 3 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 70 |
| Summons | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| Drains cleansed | 40 | 157 | 186 | 108 | 491 |
| Drains trapped | 28 | 130 | 141 | 163 | 462 |
| Cesspools emptied | 18 | 66 | 49 | 67 | 200 |
| Cesspools filled up | 25 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 201 |
| Closets provided | 28 | 66 | 8 | 108 | 290 |
| Houses cleansed | 30 | 105 | 157 | 138 | 430 |
| Houses repaired | — | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Water supplied | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Butts and cisterns supplied | 4 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
| Ditto ditto covered | 5 | 81 | 22 | 21 | 129 |
| Dustbins provided | 24 | 112 | 183 | 151 | 470 |
| Yards paved | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 47 |
| Miscellaneous complaints | 57 | 125 | 68 | 118 | 36tS |
| Dust complaints | — | — | — | — | 3466 |
| Notices outstanding | — | 10 | 11 | — | 21 |
| Cow-houses inspected | 13 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 67 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 12 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| Bake-houses inspected | 30 | 23 | 44 | 26 | 133 |
| Workshops inspected | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 39 |
| Cesspools constructed. | — | — | — | 12 | 10 |
| Closets cleansed and repaired | — | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Water supplied to closets | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| Houses re-numbered | 193 | 914 | 320 | 271 | 1609 |
*Gearing was ill and unable to do any work from February lltb, to June
30th, 1819, and again from the 18th to the 30th Jan., 1870.
Wood was laid up from 31st December, 18G9 to 30th Jan., 1870.