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St George (Southwark) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued. Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, Inspector.
| Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|
| Apartments disifected | 69 |
| Apartments cleansed and disinfected | 52 |
| Dust Bins provided or repaired | 97 |
| Yard Paving repaired | 53 |
| Houses cleansed throughout | 123 |
| Partial Cleansing and Colouring | 164 |
| Water Butts cleansed, repaired, or New Butts or Cisterns set up | 43 |
| Service Pipes repaired | 17 |
| Sinks in Yards repaired and trapped | 78 |
| Pans in Water Closets cleansed, or New Pans provided | 50 |
| Hoofs repaired | 196 |
| Drairs opened and cleansed | 103 |
| Offensive Accumulations removed | 14 |
| Rain Water Gutters and Pipes provided or repaired | 38 |
| Water Closets repaired | 24 |
| Yards Limewashed | 118 |
| Supply of Water provided | 52 |
| Closet Drains trapped | 13 |
| Other Improvements | 134 |
| Fronts of Houses Limewashed | 97 |
| New Drains constructed | 35 |
| Cat Gut Premises inspected | 2 |
| Bone Boilers' Premises inspected | 4 |
| Horse Slaughterer's Premises inspected | 1 |
| Tallow Melters' Premises inspected | 2 |
| Overcrowding Cases | 4 |
| Slaughter Houses inspected | 2 |
| Cowsheds inspected | 6 |
| Disinfected in the Apparatus, Bedding, &c., lots | 103 |
| Houses closed as unfit for human habitation | 5 |
| Total | 1699 |
Duiing the year 3 boxes of Haddocks, ¾ barrel of Oysters were seized and
destroyed, as uufit for human food.