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St Giles (Camberwell) 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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table xiv.—return of works carried out from the 26 th march, 1885, to the 25TH march, 1886 (inclusive).

inspectors.
Description of Work.mackay.stevenson.sedgley.groom.total.
Houses inspected307528352322262710859
,, re-inspected2242209879813266464
Notices served. 1st8361078971765365o
,, ,, 2nd285110196276
Summonses602311
Drains cleansed and repaired2614111441861002
„ trapped2405001622831185
Cesspools emptied1225019
,, abolished1252827
Closets provided711211
,, cleansed and repaired313192102111718
,, water laid on to145159134231669
Houses cleansed13812196177532
,, repaired1122156146335
„ ventilated4310017
Water supplied to houses2312231169
Cisterns supplied2722132
„ covered and repaired13412294121471
Dustbins provided9498131223546
„ repaired5460060
Houses drained into sewer57742933193
Yards drained3511761121334
„ paved381116579293
Sinks and rainwater pipes cut off from drains9358365701333
Cow-houses inspected92213650
Slaughter-houses inspected1077327
Bake-houses inspected4469440157
Overcrowding abated50319
Manure, foul accumulations, &c., removed63325183229
Pigs and other animals removed662519
Urinals cleansed22122440
Miscellaneous complaints attended to4353362822051258
Water supply, complaints of deficiency of1400923
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, samples submitted for analysis5655585o219
Summonses under the above Acts131114644
Cases of small Pox attended to3627227124603
,, Scarlet Fever attended to1745101183
„ Fever attended to519101246
„ Diphtheria attended to2541471
Houses disinfected6336824243716
Notices outstanding27682432151