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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) 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The Public Lamps of the Parish are as follows:—
| No. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supplied by the South Metropolitan Gas Company | 1228 | |
| Ditto Phœnix do. | 68 | |
| Ditto Chrystal Palace do. | 54 | |
| Total | 1350 | |
| Additional Lamps erected this year | 92 | |
| Removals | 69 | |
Which includes 1242 feet of open Sewer arched over.
No. 60 New Gullies have been constructed and trapped.
36 Old ditto trapped and repaired.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
No. of Houses
permanently Drained.
No. of Houses
temporarily Drained.
546
251
Total 797 Houses.