Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Report of the Sanitary Works, &., in 1883, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors.
Natlike of Works. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | ||||
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St. George Blooms-bury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | ||||
Number of complaints received during the year | 40 | 59 | 87 | 186 | ||
Number of houses and premises visited and inspected | 2,780 | 3,788 | 3,477 | 10,045 | ||
Result of Inspections. | Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises | 320 | 351 | 550 | 1,221 | |
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed | 105 | 136 | 210 | 451 | ||
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 23 | 20 | 40 | 83 | ||
House Drains. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 25 | 7 | 31 | 63 | |
Trapped or ventilated | 29 | 91 | 80 | 203 | ||
New constructed | 59 | 1 | 4 | 64 | ||
W.C.'s. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 33 | 62 | 71 | 166 | |
Supplied with water | 72 | 99 | 138 | 309 | ||
New constructed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Dust Bins. | New provided | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | |
Repaired and covered | 77 | 101 | 131 | 309 | ||
Water Supply. | Cisterns (new) erected | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered | 59 | 50 | 104 | 213 | ||
Miscellaneous. | Number of lodging houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse | 28 | 56 | 76 | 160 | ||
Removal of animals improperly kept | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
Regularly inspected. | Bakehouses | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 | |
Licensed cow-houses | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
Licensed slaughter-houses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 |