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St George (Southwark) 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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28 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued.
Mr. JOSEPH A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector.
Number
of Case
Interiors of Houses cleansed, repaired and put into proper order 15???
„ „ partly „ „ „ 56???
Apartments disinfected and cleansed after contagious cases 35
Clothes, Bedding & Wearing Apparel (in lots) disinfected at the Apparatus 18???
Exterior of Houses repaired, &c. 5???
Boundary Walls and Forecourts Limewashed, &c. 26???
Roofs repaired, &c. 2???
Rain Water Pipes, Gutters, &c.. repaired and new 4???
Closets supplied with water and New Apparatus, &c. 15???
„ New Structures 2???
„ repaired, cleansed and unstopped 16???
Pavings (new and old) to yards repaired 16???
Traps to yard drains repaired and new supplied 11
Sink pipes and traps disconnected from drains 5
Drains, new to houses 4
„ Amended 3
„ Cleansed, unstopped and repaired 13
Dust Bins, new supplied to houses 9
„ old repaired „ 6
Water Cisterns cleaned out and repaired 2
„ new supplied
Water Service Pipes repaired 3
Water Supplies to Houses ???
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated 3
Animals improperly kept 1
Removal of Offensive Matter 3
Obstruction Notices served upon persons placing Goods, &c., on Pavements &c. 1
Miscellaneous Cases 2
Slaughterers' Houses inspected
Cowsheds inspected
Horse Slaughterers' inspected
Occupation of Underground rooms as discontinued
Houses and Premises closed as unfit for Human Habitation 1
Smoke Abatement 1
Summonses issued during the year 3
Total 195
N.B. During the year, the following articles were seized us being unlit for
food, and were destroyed, viz: 1 Box of Oranges and 1 Box of Rabbits.