London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lee 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lee]

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78
New Sinks erected 34
Sinks disconnected 49
Yard Traps supplied 44
Inspection Syphon and Chamber supplied 16
Yard Paving made good 36
Overflow from Cesspools remedied 4
W.C. apparatus defective remedied 12
Defective Roofs remedied 4
Defective Windows remedied 4
Foul Privies abolished 9
Domestic Water supplies 2
Overcrowding remedied 1
Ponds of Stagnant Water remedied 2
Vent Shafts erected 36
Shed occupied as dwellings closed by notice 1
Water Certificates granted 9
Drains ventilated 83
Improper manure pits remedied 2
Dilapidated walls and ceilings remedied 4
Blocked and defective drains remedied 4
Foul ditches remedied 1
Keeping of Swine removed 3
W.C. pans defective reinstated 17
Water-logged holes made good 30
2. Besides the number of houses disinfected, there were 32
cases in which the bedding, &c, was disinfected by heat, in the
Plumstead Parish Apparatus, and in several cases of Typhoid, I
had the bedding burnt, and for which compensation was paid to
the owners.
3. In cases where infectious diseases have occured, disinfectants
have been supplied to the inmates of the premises.