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St Giles (Camden) 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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Table: TABLE VI.Report of the Sanitary Works, &., in 1883, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors.

TABLE VI.

Report of the Sanitary Works, &., in 1883, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors.

Natlike of Works.Sub-Districts.Total.
St. George Blooms-bury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.
Number of complaints received during the year405987186
Number of houses and premises visited and inspected2,7803,7883,47710,045
Result of Inspections.Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises3203515501,221
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed105136210451
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases23204083
House Drains.Repaired, cleansed, &c.2573163
Trapped or ventilated299180203
New constructed591464
W.C.'s.Repaired, cleansed, &c.336271166
Supplied with water7299138309
New constructed............
Dust Bins.New provided971228
Repaired and covered77101131309
Water Supply.Cisterns (new) erected3...14
Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered5950104213
Miscellaneous.Number of lodging houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866............
Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse285676160
Removal of animals improperly kept3137
Regularly inspected.Bakehouses1091736
Licensed cow-houses21...3
Licensed slaughter-houses3115
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings2...35