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Rotherhithe 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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TABLE OF NUISANCES, WORKS AND OTHER MATTERS
Attended to by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year
1897.
Total.
Nuisance Complaints received and attended to
59
Notices Served
472
Premises Inspected
697
Inspection of Works during progress
3,600
Drains Reconstructed and Tested
183
Drains (Old Brick Abolished)
23
W.C.'s Reconstructed
43
Drains Unstopped
31
W.C.'s Cleansed and Whitewashed
92
W.C.'s Repaired
36
W.C.'s Rebuilt
29
Wash-houses Cleansed and Limewashed
38
Dwelling Rooms Cleansed, Limewashed and Re-papered
247
Yards Cleansed and Limewashed
86
Yards Paved and Drained
57
Dust Bins provided
41
W.C. Flush Pipes Disconnected from Domestic Water
Supply
16
Sink Wastes Disconnected from Drain
17
Cellars Cleansed and Limewashed
18
Cellars Paved
4
Cesspools Cleansed and Filled in
5
Cases of Infectious Disease, Visits paid
699
Nuisances from Overcrowding Abated
16
Roofs and Gutters repaired
34
Additional W.C.'s provided
9
D Traps Abolished
14
Pan Container Closets Abolished
9
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated
240
Houses Repaired Throughout
102
W.C. Pans Cleansed
12
Defective W.C. Pans Reinstated
34
W.C. Fittings Repaired
52
232
Rooms Disinfected after Cases of Infectious Disease
2,436
Clothing ,, „ „ „ (by dry heat)
13
Cisterns Abolished
11
Cisterns Provided with Covers
23
Cisterns Cleansed