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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Giles (Camberwell) 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Table: Table X.- Containing a Tabular Statement of Sanitary Works carried out between March31st, 1861, and March 31st, 1862

Table X.- Containing a Tabular Statement of Sanitary Works carried out between March

31st, 1861, and March 31st, 1862

1953Houses Inspected.
3621 stNumber of Notices served on Owners and Occupiers of Houses.
222nd
13Summonses.
268Houses cleansed and whitewashed.
29Houses repaired.
42Yards paved and amended.
25Dust bins provided.
105Water supplied to premises.
75Water supplied to closets.
427Cesspools emptied.
149Cesspools filled up.
102Closets provided.
232Drains trapped and amended.
1402Sundry Nuisances arising from Ashes, Refuse, Dung, Pigs, &c.
44Slaughter Houses, all of which have been cleansed and whitened several times, and the paving repaired when deemed necessary.;
20Works outstanding, or in progress.