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St George (Southwark) 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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38 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark
SUMMARY.
Scarlet Fever Cases 265
Diphtheria „ 184
Typhoid Fever „ 15
Miscellaneous „ 56
520
School Notices sent to Head Teachers.
760 notices, under Section 55, sub-section 4, Public Health (London) Act, have
been sent to head teachers of schools attended by any patient suffering from infectious
diseases, or by any child who, being an inmate of the same house as the patient, is
attending school; and 730 notices of final disinfection.
(Signed) JOHN EDWARDS, Assoc. Sanitary Inst.,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Report of Work done in Ward No. 1.
For the year ending 31st December, 1898.
House to house inspections 223
Other inspections 1028
Revisits 4120
Enquiries made re cases of infectious diseases 269
Intimations served 642
Notices served 630
6912
RESULTS.
Drains reconstructed 33
New drains 1
Drains repaired 40
„ trapped 29
„ unstopped 66
„ tested with chemicals 208
„ „ water 44
„ „ smoke 5
Waterclosets unstopped 26
„ repaired 273
„ supplied with water 41
„ provided with new fittings 41
„ cleaned and lime-washed 4
„ ventilated 4
New water-closets 11
„ soil pipes 11
Soil pipes repaired 10
New dust bins 118