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St George (Southwark) 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN TIIE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. JAMES SMITH, Inspector.
Besides those cases which have been remedied on the Officers application
without service of formal Notice, the following have passed through
the Books, within the year ending March 25th, 1879.
Number
of Cases.
Houses cleansed throughout
28
Houses Partly Cleansed
128
Roofs repaired
126
Gutter and Rain Pipes fixed or repaired
34
Water Closets REPAIRED
37
Water Closets cleared and Cleansed
50
Draing opened and cleansed
76
Yard Paving repaired
3
Sinks in Yards and Kitchens trappod
9
Bounds of Yards Limewashed
181
Interiors of Water Closets Limewashed
184
Dust Bins provided or Repaired
104
Water Butts cleansed, repaired, or Now Water Butts or Cisterns sot up
76
Service Tipes repaired
68
Supply of Water Provided
49
Offensive accumulations romovod
9
Cesspools abolished
6
Now Wator Closets Crected
3
Supply of Wator to Water Closots
8
Cowsheds inspoctod
4
Slaughter Houses inspeoted
10
Horse Slaughterer's inspoctod
1
Bakehouses inspected
35
Miscellaneous Cases
27
Covers to Water Receptacles provided
33
Drains repaired and improved
5
Total
1294
41 Summonses issued during tho year in relation to filthy promises, nuisances, &c.