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St George (Southwark) 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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20
Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark,
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
• IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued.
Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, Inspector.
Number
of Cases.
Apartments Disinfected 31
Apartments cleansed and disinfected 15
Dust Bins provided or repaired 108
Yard Paving repaired 65
Houses cleansed throughout 111
Partial Cleansing and Coloring 135
Water Butts cleansed, repaired, or New Butts or Cisterns set up 51
Service Pipes repaired 13
Sinks in Yards repaired and trapped 64
Pans in Water Closets cleansed, or New Pans provided 38
Poofs repaired 159
Drains opened and cleansed 87
Offensive Accumulations removed 17
Rain Water Gutters and Pipes provided or repaired 31
Water Closets repaired 29
Yards Limewashed 134
Supply of Water provided 65
Closet Drains trapped 17
Other Improvements 65
Fronts of Houses Limewashed 62
New Drains constructed 41
Cat Gut Premises inspected 2
Bone Boilers' Premises inspected 4
Horse Slaughterer's Premises inspected 1
Tallow Melters' Premises inspected 2
Overcrowding Cases 8
Slaughter Houses inspected 2
Cowsheds inspected 6
Disinfected in the Apparatus, Bedding, &c., lots 22
Houses closed as unfit for human habitation 7
Total 1392
During the year 1 box of Haddocks and 1 Trunk of Mackerel were seized and
destroyed, as unfit for human food.