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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Saviour's (Southwark) 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Statement of Houses and other Premises Inspected and Improved during the Year 1871.
| Chrintcliurch. | St. Saviour. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumber of vinits | 210 | 300 | 510 |
| ouses inspected | 6O | 100 | 160 |
| fotices issued | 60 | 100 | 160 |
| ummonses before Magistrate | — | 19 | 19 |
| esspools emptied | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| rains cleansed | 21 | 60 | 81 |
| rivies cleansed | 25 | 82 | 107 |
| raincd into Sewer | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Privies and Drains trapped.. | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Dirty Houses & Y ards cleansed | 50 | 165 | 215 |
| Jrinuls clcansi-d | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Water-butts cleansed | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Roofs repaired | 22 | 54 | 76 |
| Oung-heaps removed | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Oust complaints attended to | 229 | 529 | 758 |
| Pigs removed | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Blaughter-houses inspected | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Cow-houses inspected | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 11 | 11 | 22 |
A quantity of Cucumbers, &c. destroyed as unfit for food.
Sanitary Works made necessary by the prevalence oj Small
Pox.
| Christchurch. | St. Saviour. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 65 | 125 | |
| 1 Bedding disinfected | 87 | 37 | 124 |
| 16 | 12 | 28 | |
| Dead bodies removed to the | 10 | 5 | 15 |