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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 (Camden) 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| Drains. | Cesspools | Water Closets. | Dust Bins | Pavement. | General Water supply | General improvement | Proceedings taken. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| No. of Houses inspected. | No. of visits paid (approximate) | Number constructed. | Improved or repaired. | Traps fixed- | Abolished. | Cleansed, &c. | Pan, trap and water supply. | Newly constructed or rebuilt. | Cleaned or repaired. | Water supply provided. | Constructed. | Repaired. | Constructed. | Relaid. | Receptacles provided. | Receptacles repaired. | Water supply provided for house. | Generally repaired. | Cleansing and Limewhiting | Ventilation. | Filth removed from cellars, &c, | Notices issued. | Summons. | Reports to Police. | |
| Inspector Webb, eight months' house yisitation. | 591 | 7866 | 66 | 47 | 212 | 65 | 1 | 111 | 36 | 35 | 130 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 81 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 263 | 16 | 29 | 374 | 3 | 15 |
| Inspector Mayes, one or two months' house visitation. | ? | ? | 8 | 4 | 25 | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 62 | — | 1 | 161 | 5 | — |
| Inspector Mayes, on complaint of nuisances, twelve months. | 128 Complaints attended to, 11 of which were unimportant. | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inspector Braddick, on complaint of nuisances, twelve months. | 19 | 18 | 1 | 18 | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | about 40 | — | 2 | 60 | — | 3 | ||
| Total improvements effected in the year. | — | — | 100 | 84 | 241 | 97 | 1 | 131 | 50 | 77 | 185 | 58 | 29 | 4 | 97 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 48 | 368 | 16 | 39 | 645 | 9 | 19 |