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St Giles (Camden) 1878
[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 1878, 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. | 59 | 76 | 45 | 180 | ||
| Number of houses and premises, &c. inspected. | 3,467 | 8,095 | 1,460 | 13,022 | ||
| Result of Inspection. | Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises. | 390 | 515 | 682 | 1,587 | |
| Houses and premises, &c. cleansed, repaired and whitewashed. | 327 | 593 | 801 | 1,721 | ||
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases. | 18 | 35 | 19 | 72 | ||
| House Drains. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 30 | 39 | 24 | 93 | |
| Trapped or ventilated. | 45 | 85 | 48 | 178 | ||
| New constructed. | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||
| Privies and W. C.'s. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 119 | 128 | 101 | 348 | |
| Supplied with water. | 8 | 56 | 79 | 143 | ||
| New provided. | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dust Bins. | New provided. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Repaired, covered, &c. | 81 | 139 | 123 | 343 | ||
| Water Supply. | Cisterns (new) erected. | - | 14 | 3 | 17 | |
| Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered. | 72 | 98 | 40 | 210 | ||
| Miscellaneous. | Number of lodging houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866. | - | - | - | - | |
| Number of dust complaints received and attended to. | 398 | 938 | 689 | 2,025 | ||
| Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse. | 27 | 46 | 8 | 81 | ||
| Removal of animals improperly kept. | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | ||
| Regularly inspected. | Bakehouses. | 11 | 20 | 9 | 40 | |
| Licensed cow-houses. | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | ||
| Licensed slaughter-houses. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Other proceedings, e. g. legal proceedings. | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | ||
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