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St George (Southwark) 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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Parith of Saint George the Martyr, Sou thwart.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT,
Mr. JOSEPH A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector.
Number
Of Cases
Interior of Houses cleansed, repaired and put iuto proper order 1 l3
„ „ partly „ „ „ 93
Apartments disinfected and cleansed after contagious cases 46
Clothes, Bedding and "Wearing Apparel (in lots) disinfected at the Apparatus 39
Exterior of Houses repaired, &c. 45
Boundary Walls and Forecourtslimewashed, &c. 186
Hoofs repaired, &c. 45
Rain Water Pipes, Gutters, &c., repaired & new, & disconnected from Drains 71
Closets supplied with Water and New Apparatus, &c. 32
„ New Structures 44
„ repaired, cleansed and unstopped 101
Water closets Ventilated and New Soil Pipes 85
Pavings (new and old) to yards repaired 175
Traps to yard drains repaired and new suppiled 97
Sink Pipes and Traps disconnected from drains 69
Drains, new to houses 23
„ amended 89
,, cleansed, unstopped and repaired 107
Dust Bins, new, supplied to houses 90
„ old repaired „ 49
Water Cisterns cleaned out and repaired 25
„ „ new supplied 17
Water Service Pijies repaired 26
Water supplies to houses 17
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated 27
Animals improperly kept 5
Removal of offensive matter 23
Obstruction Notices served upon persons placing Goods, &c., on
Pavements, &c. 3o
Mi scellaneous Cases 35
Slaughterers'Houses inspected 8
Cowsheds inspected 2
Horse Slaughterers'inspected 1
Occupation of Underground Rooms as discontinued 7
Houses and Premises closed as unlit for human habitation and demolished 32
Smoke Abatement 2
Summonses issued during the year, Abatement of nuisance, &c. 39
„ „ „ Obstruction 12
Ventilation to floors and Houses—and damp corners 45
Total 1857
N.B.—During the year, the following Articles were seized as being unfit
for food and were destroyed, viz. :—Legs of Pork, 4 Sacks of Greens, 3 Boxes
of Tomatoes, 3 Lots of Oranges, quantity of Fish (various) on Stall Bo,
quantity of Walnuts (on Stall Board).
J. A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector,
March 25th, 1892.

SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC ANALYST.

Name of Sample.Adulterated.Unadulterated.Total.
Milk132033
Condensed Milk (cream abstracted)11
Butter, or imitation of Batter31720
Bread99
Whiskey22
Pepper22
Coffee, sold as Mixtures11
Lucca Oil22
Moist Sugar (coloured)11
Sweets (Greengage)11
Arrowroot11
Total185573