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St Giles (Camden) 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE VI.
The Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., in 1877, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors, O'Donnell and Walters.
| Sub-District. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints received during the year. | 31 | 40 | 17 | 88 | ||
| Number of houses and premises, &c., inspected. | 3008 | 3311 | 3700 | 10019 | ||
| Result of inspection. | Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises | 1043 | 942 | 1010 | 2995 | |
| Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed. | 442 | 564 | 299 | 1305 | ||
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases. | 18 | 58 | 9 | 85 | ||
| House Drains. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 7 | 23 | 4 | 34 | |
| Trapped or ventilated. | 34 | 74 | 20 | 128 | ||
| New constructed. | 92 | 4 | 6 | 102 | ||
| Privies and W.C.'s. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 150 | 168 | 207 | 525 | |
| Supplied with water. | 100 | 201 | 100 | 401 | ||
| New provided. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Dust Bins. | New provided. | 1 | 6 | .. | 7 | |
| Repaired, covered, &c. | 85 | 134 | 180 | 399 | ||
| Water Supply. | Cisterns (new) erected. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered. | 40 | 65 | 22 | 127 | ||
| Miscellaneous. | Number of lodging-houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | |
| Number of dust complaints received and attended to. | 361 | 721 | 400 | 1482 | ||
| Removal of accumulation of dung, animal, and other refuse. | 24 | 64 | 20 | 108 | ||
| Removal of animals improperly kept. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | ||
| Regularly Inspected. | Bakehouses. | 11 | 20 | 9 | 40 | |
| Licensed cow-houses. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | ||
| Licensed slaughter-houses. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings. | 4 | 11 | .. | 15 | ||
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