Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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House Inspected and Improved in the Parish of Christchurch, Southwark, during the year 1858.
Number of
bouses inspected
Number of
notices issued.
Number
of visits paid
(approximate)
Cesspools
emptied lllled up
and drained
into sewer.
Privies cleansed
pannd and
trapped.
Summonses
heard by
magistrate.
Sinks in yards
trapped.
Yards repaved.
Dustbins
erected
Dilapidated
houses
taken down.
Defective
drains.
Dirty houses
required to be
lime washed.
Urinals cleared.
Stagnant water
and filth
lying in yards
and houses.
Number of
dust complaints
and neglect
of the dustmen.
300
66
1200
3
34
1
13
4
1
3
25
1
1
5
88
Houses Inspected and Improved in the Parish of Saint Saviour, Southwark, during the year 1858
Number of
houses Inspected
Numbers of
notices issued.
Number
of visits paid
(approximate)
Cesspools
emptied, filled up
and drained into
sewer.
Cesspools
emptied drainage
not available.
Privies cleaned
pannd & trapped
Summonses
heard by
magistrates.
Sinks in yards
trapped.
Yards repaved.
Dustbins
erected.
Decayed fruit.
Dilapidated
houses
taken down.
Defective
drains.
Dung heaps
removed.
Dirty houses
required to be
lime washed.
Privy
accommodation
provided.
Number of dust
complaints, and
neglect of the
dustmen.
420
89
1680
24
9
19
5
3
11
6
1
9
14
1
5
4
322