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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
Rotherhithe 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, etc., during the year ending December 31st,
1895
| *Houses, Premises, etc., inspected | 1714 |
| Intimations served | 1232 |
| Statutory Notices served | 379 |
| Notices re Infectious Disease | 349 |
| Houses cleansed and whitewashed | 358 |
| Rooms disinfected, stripped and cleansed after Infectious Disease | 313 |
| Beds and Articles of clothing disinfected | 1G6 lots. |
| Beds and Articles destroyed and new supplied | 183 lots. |
| Drains repaired, cleansed and trapped | 532 |
| Drains reconstructed (under supervision of Surveyor) | 221 |
| Yards paved and paving repaired | 607 |
| Water Closets put in sanitary repair | 416 |
| Water Closets and Urinals supplied with water | 55 |
| Water laid on to houses | 5 |
| Water supply for domestic purposes altered or improved | 330 |
| Improved ventilation in houses | 514 |
| Dampness in walls remedied | 72 |
| Bath, waste and stack pipes disconnected | 226 |
| Other defects remedied | 691 |
* 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.