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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) 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF WORKS CARRIED OUT FROM MARCH 25th, 1869, to MARCH 25th, 1870.
| * Gearing. | †Wood. | Cooper. | Waters. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 704 | 1251 | 1895 | 1932 | 5782 |
| Notices served, 1st | 75 | 206 | 290 | 281 | 945 |
| Ditto 2nd | 3 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 70 |
| Summons | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Drains cleansed | 40 | 157 | 186 | 108 | 491 |
| Drains trapped | 28 | 130 | 141 | 163 | 462 |
| Cesspools emptied | 18 | 66 | 49 | 67 | 200 |
| Cesspools filled up | 25 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 201 |
| Closets provided | 28 | 66 | 8 | 108 | 290 |
| Houses cleansed | 30 | 105 | 157 | 138 | 430 |
| Houses repaired | - | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Water supplied | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Butts and cisterns supplied | 4 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
| Ditto ditto covered | 5 | 81 | 22 | 21 | 129 |
| Dustbins provided | 24 | 112 | 183 | 151 | 470 |
| Yards paved | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 47 |
| Miscellaneous complaints | 57 | 125 | 68 | 118 | 368 |
| Dust complaints | — | — | — | — | 3466 |
| Notices outstanding | — | 10 | 11 | — | 21 |
| Cow-houses inspected | 13 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 67 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 12 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| Bake-houses inspected | 30 | 23 | 44 | 26 | 133 |
| Workshops inspected | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 39 |
| Cesspools constructed | - | — | - | 12 | 10 |
| Closets cleansedandrepaired | — | — | - | 60 | 60 |
| Water supplied to closets | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| Houses re-numbered | 193 | 914 | 320 | 271 | 1609 |