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St Giles (Camberwell) 1887

[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, 1887, to the 25TH March, 1888 (Inclusive).

Description of Work.Inspectors.Total.
Mackay.Stevenson.Sedgley.Groom.Pointon.
Houses inspected1781260419232369958772
„ re-inspected1117211118011645826756
Notices served, 1st561442744843302620
„ „ 2nd29390590127
Summonses02010113
Drains cleansed and repaired252776294755452122
„ trapped212776294755452082
Cesspools emptied3453015
,, abolished3453015
Closets provided510107
„ cleansed and repaired26419716011910750
„ ventilated121015028
„ water laid on to15723118616712753
Houses cleansed1274772986350
„ repaired120891101162437
Water supplied to houses51344026
Cisterns supplied16324126
„ covered and repaired69127851402423
Dustbins provided581981281143501
„ repaired44159331138
Houses drained into sewer2218233320269
Yards paved804382969310
„ drained1064382969336
Sinks, rainwater pipes, &c. dis- connected4041261711417212814
Cow-houses inspected825116050
Slaughter-houses inspected97132031
Bake houses inspected3735465130199
Overcrowding abated5427018
Manure, foul accumulations, &c., removed3285538511266
Pigs and other animals removed38311025
Urinals cleansed12254225
Miscellaneous complaints attended to224441302285281280
Water supply, complaints of deficiency of111307031
Houses in which structural alterations were made under Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act000000
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, samples submitted for analysis4047564510198
Summonses under the above Acts31036325
Cases of small Pox attended to010001
„ Scarlet Fever attended to771598223719574
„ Fever attended to827225163
„ Diphtheria attended to1525027370
Houses disinfected511468218011470
Notices outstanding3515239448178