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St Giles (Camberwell) 1866

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

Published
1867
Pages
167
Tables
100

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  • Page 12
    HOUSE DRAINAGE.
    No. of Houses permanently Drained and Inspected.No. of Houses temporarily Drained and Inspected.
  • Page 16
    increase has been invariable, as the following table framed for the last 6 years will shew:—
    No. of Weeks.Births.Deaths.New Houses erected.
  • Page 18
    The following are estimates of our population derived from the birth-rate for the last 6 years:—
  • Page 20
    All these numbers again are in advance of the corresponding numbers of former years, as will be seen by the subjoined table:—
    Duiwich.Camberwell.Peckham.St. George's.
    Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.Birlhs.Deaths
  • Page 23
    The following table shews the comparative prevalence of these diseases in 1866 and 5 previous years
    Diphtheria.Small-Pox.Measles.Fever.Scarlet Fever.Hooping Cough.Diarrhoea.Cholera
  • Page -
    RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN CAMBERWELL, FOR THE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1866. TABLE I.—At cording to Districts
    Names of Sub-Districts,BIKTHSACCORDING TO AGE.DEATHS.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
    MFMEMEMEUnder One year.From One to 5.From 5 to 10.From 10 to 20.From 20 to 30From 30 to 40.From 40 to 50.From 50 to 60.From CO to 70.From 70 to 90.From 80 to 90.From 90 upwdsViolence, Poison, and Accident.Premature Birth.Child-birth.Eeysip las Pyæmin, &c.Bronchitis, &cDiarrhoea and Dysentery.Cholera.Hooping Cough.Measles.Croup.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Sm til Pox.Hydrocephalus, of lufancy.Tubercular Diseases,Other Diseases chiefly Chronic.
    Puerperal Fever.Other Causes.Under 5Over 5 years.Under 5 years.Over 5P hihisis.Others.
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    TABLE II.—According to Seasons.
  • Page -
    TABLE III.
    New Houses erected in Camberwell, inTotal number of Houses in Camberwell, at end of years
    1861.1862.1863.1864.1865.1866.
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    TABLE IV.
    WardsNumber of Houses inspected.Notices issued 1st.Notices issued 2nd.Summonses.Drains cleansed and amended.Drains trapped.Cess ools emptied.Cesspools filled up.Closets provided.Closets Iepaired.Houses cleansed.Houses repaired.Water supplied to premises.Water receptacles provided.Rutts and cisterns covered.Butts and cisterns cleansedDust-bins provided.Yards paved.Miscellaneous nuisances attended to.Notices outstanding at end of year.Cow-houses inspected.Slaughterhouses inspectedBake-houses inspected.
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    TABLE V.
    inspected.1st Notice.2nd Notice.Summ ons.'Houses cleansed and whitewashed.Houses repaired.Water Supplied.Butts provided, covered.Tards,icc.Dust bins provided.Drains cleansed, trapped, &c..Cesspools emptied.Cesspools abolished.provided.nuisance.Slaughterhouse.Bake-houses.Cow-houses.Notices outstanding at and of year.
  • Page -
    Form a PARISH OF ST. GILES, CAMBERWELL.
    No.Date.Situation and Nature of Nuisance.Name and Address of Complainant.Bern arks.
  • Page -
    Form B. St. Giles,— Weekly Return of Sanitary Inspectiom.
    DateGeneral State of House.Yards and Cellars.Water Receptacles.Privies, Sinks and Drains.Complaints.Ventilation.Lodgment of Inmates.Remarks.
    No. of House.NAME OF PLACE.Cleanliness ?RepairRemoval of Dust.Dry?Clean ?Paved ?What ?Where ?Condition?Cesspool ?Offensive smell, or obstructionDeficiency of WaterUntrapped sinks or drains ?Of externa nuisances ?Of nnisance in houseWindows.Whether room for louvre for top landingNo. of inhabited rooms?separate holdings ?In which holding, was recent deathNo of pre sentinmates of such holding ?Rent.Owner.Occupier.
    F.B.
  • Page -
    St. Giles, Camberwell—List of Orders recommended for Issue.
    Premises.Cleanse and Lime-wash;Remove dust rubbish, refuse.Pave yard, open spaoe.Water to premises, with all needful apparatus ;Fill cesspool, complete works of drainage and water supply.amend, cleanse, or rap drains orConduct waste-water to underground drains.Water to privies, with all needful apparatus and with all required amendment of privies and drainage;Ventilate passage, room, staircase.Miscellaneous.Number of days allowed.Second j Notice.
    partlywhollyprovide.re-instate.provide.re-instate.
  • Page -
    F ORM D. PARISH OF SAINT GILES, CAMBERWELL. Inspector's Report under Nuisance Removal Act , 1855, and Metropolitan Local Management Act 18 <$- 19 Vic, cap. 120, and Amendment, 1862.
    No. of Notice.Inspector's Report, •Situation.Defects needing remedy.Date.Notice to whom addressed.No. of Days allowed.Cesspool filled up.trapped.Closets provided.Houses cleaned.emptied.Water supplied.cleaned and amended.Summoned.Final disposal of
  • Page 86
    The deaths from cholera and from diarrhoea, from the beginning of June until the end of December, in the several groups of districts into which London is divided, were as follows
    CholeraDiar.Total.
  • Page 87
    The following is a list of the Southern districts of London, with their respective total choleraic and diarrhœal mortalities.
    1Estimated Population in middle of 1866.Deaths from Cholera.Deaths from DiarrœhaTotal.Proportion of combined Deaths in 10,000 Population.
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    Table iii. Diarrhœa in Camberwell in the last 31 weeks of 1866.
    June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total
  • Page -
    Table III. Diarrhœa in Camberwell in the last 31 weeks of 1866.
    June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total
  • Page -
    Table IV. Cholera in Camberwell in the last 31 weeks of 1866.
    Number of Week22232425162728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
  • Page -
    Table V, Diarrhœa in London in last 31 weeks of the following years of Cholera-epidemics.
    June.July.August.September.October.November.December.
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    Table VI. Cholera in London in last 31 weeks of the following years of Cholera-epidemics.
    Number of Week.22232125262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505151
  • Page 124
    TABLE VII. Cholera in London, in its 5 Groups of Districts, and in Camberwell, in the Cholera-Epidemic years 1832-3, 1849, 1854 and 1866.
    Dulwich.Camberwell Sub-District.Peckham.St. George's.Camberwell.West Dist.North.Central.East.South.London.
  • Page 125
    TABLE VIII FATAL CHOLERA-CASES IN CAMBERWELL.
    Registered in week ending:
  • Page 126
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  • Page 130 131
    GENERAL RATE.
    Dr. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.Cr. EXPENDITURE.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 132 133
    GENERAL RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 134 135
    GENERAL RATE,—Continued.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 136 137
    GENERAL RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 138 139
    GENERAL RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 140 141
    GENERAL RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 142 143
    GENERAL RATE.—Continued.
    Dr. LIABILITIES.£s.d.£s.d.Cr. ASSETS.£s.s£s.d.
  • Page 144 145
    GENERAL RATE—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 146 147
    SEWERS RATE.
    Dr. RECEIPTS.Cr. EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d£s.d.SEWERS JOBBING WORKS.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 148 149
    SEWERS RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 150 151
    SEWERS RATE.—Continued.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 152
    SEWERS RATE.
    Dr. LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 153
    STATEMENT OF MORTGAGES OWING BY THE VESTRY
    Date of Mortgage.Name of Mortgagee.Nature of Security.Amount Borrowed.Kate of Interest.Term of years.Annual Instalments.Amount repaid March 25th . 1867Balance due
    1864,££s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
  • Page 156 157
    LIGHTING RATE.
    Dr.Cr.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d£s.d£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 156 157
    LIGHTING RATE.
    Dr. LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
  • Page 158 159
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE.
    Dr.Cr.
    RECEIPTSEXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 158 159
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 160
    Dr. A Summury of Cash received, and expended from March 26 th, 1866, to March 25th, 1867. Cr.
    £s.d.general rate.£sd.
    To Cash Balance at Bankers, March 26th, 18661586190
  • Page 165
    VESTRY HATES MADE APRIL, 3rd, 1866. MAIN DRAINAGE RATE at 2½d. in the Pound, and One-fourth on Land used as Arable, Meadow, or Pasture Ground.
    Amount charge 1 and Arrears of 1863 RateCollectedArrears. March 23, 1807.Not recoverable includingempties and excused.
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 165
    SEWERS RATE at 9d. in the Pound, and One-fourth on Land.
    Amount charged and Arrears of 1865 Rates.Collected.Arrears. March 25, 1867.Not recoverable including empties and excused.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 166 167
    VESTRY RATES MADE APRIL 3rd, 1866. LIGHTING RATE at 6d. in the Pound, and in the Hamlet of Dulwich, one third on Land.
    Amount charged and Arrears of 1865 Rate.Collected.Arrears, March 23, 1807.Not recoverable including empties and excused.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 166 167
    GENERAL RATE at 1s. 6d. in the Pound.
    Amount charged and Arrears of 1805 Kates.Collected.Arrears, March -25, 1867.Not recoverable including empties and excused.
    £8.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 168 169
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE, 1865.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£8.d.£s.d.
  • Page 168 169
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE, 1865.
    LIABILITIES.» ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 170 171
    SEWERS RATE, 1865.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.
  • Page 170 171
    SEWERS RATE, 1805.
    Dr.Cr.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 172 173
    LIGHTING RATE, 1865.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.¾
    To Cash, balance March 26th 18601992125¾£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 172 173
    LIGHTING EATE 1865.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 174 175
    GENERAL RATE 1865.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 174 175
    GENERAL EATE, 1865.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 176 177
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE, 1866.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s. d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 176 177
    MAIN DRAINAGE RATE, 1866.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 178 179
    SEWERS RATE 1866.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 178 179
    SEWERS RATE 1866.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 180 181
    LIGHTING RATE, 1866.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 180 181
    LIGHTING RATE 1866.
    LIABILITIES. ASSETS.
    £s. d,. £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 182
    GENERAL RATE 1866.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.
  • Page 182
    GENERAL RATE 1866.
    LIABILITIES.£s. d.£s.d.ASSETS.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 183
    BALANCE.
    £s.d.
  • Page 184
    BALANCE.
    £s.d.
  • Page 187
    Extract from POOR RATE made January, 1866.
    Wards.Amount of Bate at 1s. 5d. in the Pound, and Arrears due at the time of making this Rate.Collected.Arrears.Not Recoverable, including empties and excused.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 188 189
    Extract from POOR RATE made July, 1866.
    Wards.Amount of Rate at 1s. 3d. in the Pound, and Arrears due at the time of making this Rate.Collected.Arrears.Not Recoverable, including empties and excused.
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 190 191
    An Account in Abstract of the Receipts and Expenditure of the CAMBER WELL BURIAL BOARD, From March 2Gth, 1866, to March 25th, 1867.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page -
    Continued from previous page...
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 196 197
    THE GENERAL CHARGES OR INCOME ACCOUNT.
    Dr.Cr.
    To Dividends on Stork :—On£s.d£s.d.£s.d.By Building, Repairs, and Furniture Account:—£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 198 199
    THE GENERAL CHARGES or income account— continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 200 201
    TEE GENERAL CHARGES OR INCOME ACCOUNT—continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 202 203
    the general charges OR INCOME ACCOUNT-continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 204 205
    CAPITATION FEES (Separate Account.)
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 204 205
    EDUCATIONAL BRANCH (Separate Account.)
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£8.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 206 207
    EDUCATIONAL BRANCH (Separate Account)—continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 208 209
    EDUCATIONAL BRANCH (Separate Account)—continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 208 209
    ELEEMOSYNARY BRANCH (Separate Account.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 210 211
    ELEEMOSYNARY BRANCH (Separate Account)- continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 210 211
    CHAPEL (Separate Account).
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 212 213
    CHAPEL (Separate Account) - continued.
    Dr.Cr
    £a.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 212 213
    The PICTURE GALLERY ENDOWMENT FUND (Separate Account)
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 214 215
    The PICTURE GALLERY ENDOWMENT FUND (Separate Account)—continued.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 214 215
    THE DULWICH GIRLS' SCHOOL (Separate Account).
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 216 217
    Dr. PETTY GASH (Separate Account) Cr.
    £8.d.£s.d.
  • Page 216 217
    Dr. SEWERS and OTHER IMPROVEMENTS FUND ACCOUNT. Cr.
    £s.d.£8.d.
  • Page 216 217
    Dr. NEW COLLEGE SITE DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 216 217
    Dr. NEW COLLEGE BUILDING (Separate Account,) Cr.
    £s.d£s.d.
  • Page 218 219
    Dr. ELEEMOSYNARY BUILDING (Separate Account) Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 218 219
    Dr. SUSPENSE ACCOUNT (Separate Account.) Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 218 219
    Dr. THE COURT OF CHAI CERY Separate Account.) Cr -
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 218 219
    Dr. THREE PER CENT. COURT of CHANCERY ACCOUNT (Separate account.) Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 220 221
    Dr. Three per cent. Court of Chancery Account—continued. Cr.
    Stock.Cash.£s.d.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 220 221
    Dr. REDUCED THREE PER CENTS. COURT OF CHANCERY ACCOUNT (Separate account.) Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 220 221
    Dr. BALANCE ACCOUNT. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 222
    Dr. BALANCE ACCOUNT. Cr.
    £s.d.£sd.
  • Page 223
    Upper School.
    Boys.Ers.Total.
  • Page 223
    Lower School.
    Boys.Boys.Total
  • Page 223
    Almspeople.
    Poor Brethren and Sisters elected by the late College. Men. Women,Poor Brethreu and Sisters elected by the present Governors. Men. Women.Total.
  • Page 224
    The College Funds.
    £S.d.