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St George (Southwark) 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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27
Remotal of Nuisances
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued.
Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, Inspector.
Number
of Cases
Apartments disinfected 237
Apartments cleansed or disinfected 51
Dust Bins provided or repaired 65
Yard Paving repaired 72
Houses cleansed throughout 173
Partial cleansing and colouring 91
Water Butts cleansed, repaired or Now Butts or Cisterns set up 143
Service Pipes repaired 22
Sinks in Yards repaired and trapped 61
Pans in Water Closets cleansed, or Now Pans provided 34
Roofs repaired 143
Drains opened, cleansed and amended 87
Offensive Accumulations removed 19
Bain Water Gutters and Pipes provided or repaired 46
Water Closets repaired 52
Now Closets erected 7
Yards limewashed 149
Supply of Water provided 43
Closet Drains trapped 27
Other Improvements 75
Fronts of Houses limewashed 108
Catgut Premises inspected 2
Horse Slaughterer's Promises inspected 1
Tallow Melters' Promises inspected 2
Improved Ventilation 13
Overcrowding Cases 9
Bakehouses inspected 39
Slaughter Houses inspected 2
Cowsheds inspected 6
Disinfected in the Apparatus, Bedding, &c., lots 110
Total 1889
During the year, two lota of Fish, 17 barrels of Apples, one parrel of Cherries
aad two baskets of Cucumbers were seized and destroyed, as unfit for human food.