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St George (Southwark) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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23 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued.
Mr. JOSEPH A. ANSCOMBER, Inspector.
Number
of Case
Interior of Houses cleansed, repaired and put into proper order
113
„ „ partly ,, ,, ,,
68
Apartments disinfected and cleansed after contagious cases
73
Clothes, Bedding and Wearing Apparel (in lots) disinfected at the
Apparatus
65
Exterior of Houses repaired, &c.
87
Boundary Walls and Forecourts limewashed, &c.
150
Roofs repaired, &c.
50
Rain Water Pipes, Gutters, &c., repaired and new, and disconnected
from Drains
78
Closets supplied with Water and New Apparatus, &c.
45
„ New Structures
69
„ repaired, cleansed and unstopped
96
Water Closets Ventilated and New Soil Pipes
40
Pavings (now and old) to yards repaired
83
Traps to yard drains repaired and new supplied
86
Sink Pipes and Traps disconnected from drains
66
Drains, new to houses
21
„ amended
92
„ cleansed, unstopped and repaired
56
Dust Bins, now, supplied to houses
48
„ old repaired „
51
Water Cisterns cleaned out and repaired
33
„ „ new supplied
15
Water Service Pipes repaired
31
Water supplies to houses
30
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated
22
Animals improperly kept
10
Removal of offensive matter
35
Obstruction Notices served upon persons placing Goods, &c., on
Pavements, &c.
60
Miscellaneous Cases
26
Slaughterers' Houses inspected
8
Cowsheds inspected
2
Horse Slaughterers' inspected
1
Occupation of Underground Rooms as discontinued
2
Houses and Premises closed as unfit for human habitation and
demolished
42
Smoke Abatement
—
Summonses issued during the year, Abatement of Nuisance, &c.
34
„ „ „ Obstructions
8
Total
1796
N.B.—During the year, the following Articles were seized us being unfit
for food and were destroyed, viz: 8 cases of Tomatoes, 2 barrels of Fish—Cod
and Hake—4 sacks Brocoli and Greens.
J. A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector,
March 25th, 1891