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Rotherhithe 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Tabulated Statement.
Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, etc., during the year ending
December, 31st, 1894.
*Houses, premises, &c., inspected 1298
Intimations served 785
Vestry notices served 558
Houses cleansed and whitewashed 308
Rooms disinfected, stripped and cleansed 458
Drains repaired, cleansed and trapped 406
Drains defective and reconstructed (under supervision of Surveyor's
Department) 214
Yards paved and paving repaired 641
Water Closets cleansed and repaired 389
Water Closets rebuilt 12
Water Closets and Urinals supplied with water 133
Water supply laid on to houses 13
Cisterns abolished, water laid on from main and separated from
Water Closets 259
Improved ventilation in houses 420
Dampness in walls abated 56
Waste and stack pipes disconnected from drains 166
Flooring, stairs, window sashes, gutters and roofs repaired 407
Dead bodies removed to Mortuary 10
Overcrowding abated 4
Bake-houses inspected 58
Cow-houses inspected 7
Slaughter-house inspected 1
Legal proceedings i.e. summonses 15
Drains tested with smoke 98
Animals removed 7
New dung receptacles provided 17
Fish condemned 3
* This does not include re-inspection of premises to ascertain works in progress, or premises
inspected where no Nuisance was found to exist; such, if added, would probably treble the number.
THOMAS L. DAVIES.