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St George (Southwark) 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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26 Parish of St. George Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT,
MR. JOHN EDWARDS, INSPECTOR.
Nor
of C???
Apartments disinfected 8
Apartments cleansed and disinfected 3
Dust Bins provided or repaired 6
Yards paved or repaired 16
Interior of Houses Cleansed throughout 11
,, Houses partly cleansed 12
Water Receptacles cleansed or repaired 3
Service Pipes repaired 1
Sinks in Yards trapped or otherwise repaired 12
Sinks and Stack Pipes disconnected from House Drains 4
Pans in Water Closets cleansed, or New Pans provided 2
Roofs repaired 4
Drains opened and cleansed 4
Offensive Accumulations removed 1
Water Gutters and Pipes provided and repaired 13
Water Closets repaired and soil Pipes ventilated 4
Yards lime washed 18
Supply of Water provided to Closets and water waste preventers repaired 14
Cases not otherwise classified 3
Fronts of Houses limewashed 14
New Drains constructed 3
Cat Gut Premises inspected 1
Bone Boilers' Premises inspected
Horse Slaughterer's Premises inspected
Tallow Melters' Premises inspected
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated 1
Slaughter Houses inspected
Cowsheds inspected
Disinfected in the Apparatus, Bedding, &c. lots 2
Houses closed as unfit for human habitation 1
Occupation of underground rooms as dwellings discontinued
168
During the year 2 baskets of Mackerel, 1 trunk of Haddocks and 1 Barrt???
of Oysters were seized and destroyed, as unfit for human food.

Table: RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1890. PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1890

RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1890. PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1890

Dr. 1889.1889.
Week ending March 29154Brought forward24Cr.
„ April 5177Week ending October 4
„ „ 12134„ „ 111???dants' Wages46160
„ „ 19155„ „ 181
„ „ 26180„ „ 251??? Chenery—Coals2110
„ „ May 3170„ November 11
„ „ 10178„ „ 81Metropolitan Gas Company415
„ „ 17170„ „ 151???110
„ „ 24181„ „ 221
„ 31176„ „ 29Plate-Mr. A. Moore376
„ „ June 7194„ ,, December 61???—Mrs. Boardman126
„ „ 14180„ „ 13
„ „ 21188„ „ 20
„ „ 28160„ „ 27
„ „ July 51821890.
„ „ 121810„ ,, January 3
„ 18197„ „ 10
„ „ 26119„ „ 17
„ „ August 2145„ ,, 24
„ „ 9163„ „ 31
„ „ 16165„ February 71
„ „ 231910„ „ 141
„ „ 30104„ „ 21
,, September 6159„ „ 281
„ „ 181611„ March 7
„ „ 20128„ „ 14
„ „ 27188„ „ 211
Carried forward£2436Deficit9£5895
£58