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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) 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF WORKS CARRIED OUT FROM MARCH 25th, 1871, TO MARCH 25th, 1872.
| Wood. | Cooper. | Waters. | Fraser. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 2855 | 2105 | 2409 | 4741 | 12110 |
| Notices served, 1st | 382 | 521 | 491 | 889 | 2283 |
| Ditto 2nd | 14 | 17 | , 6 | 132 | 169 |
| Summonses | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 27 |
| Drains cleansed | 282 | 90 | 88 | 178 | 638 |
| Drains trapped | 72 | 72 | 43 | 266 | 253 |
| Cesspools emptied | 10 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 82 |
| Cesspools abolished | 10 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 114 |
| Closets provided | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 55 |
| Closets repaired | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 71 |
| Closets water laid on | 8 | 4 | 10 | 242 | 264 |
| Houses cleansed | 109 | 315 | 346 | 380 | 1150 |
| Houses repaired | 0 | 0 | 60 | 316 | 376 |
| Water supplied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Butts and cisterns supplied | 11 | 3 | 88 | 107 | |
| Butts and cisterns covered | 47 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 126 |
| Dust bins provided | 47 | 72 | 6 | 786 | 911 |
| Yards paved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| Yards drained | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| Houses drained into Sewer | 27 | 54 | 33 | 53 | 167 |
| Cow-houses inspected | 16 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 68 |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 12 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 46 |
| Bake-houses inspected | 30 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 109 |
| Lodging-houses revisited | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 |
| Overcrowding remedied | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Manure and other offensive accumulations removed | 40 | 7 | 111 | 46 | 204 |
| Pigs removed | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 45 |
| Urinals cleansed | 11 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| Miscellaneous complaints, chiefly dust | 241 | 172 | 190 | 367 | 970 |
| Small-pox cases | 19 | 289 | 416 | 77 | 801 |
| Disorderly houses suppressed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |