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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Statement of Houses and other Premises Inspected and
Improved during the Year 1877.
Christchurch.
St. Saviour.
Total.
Houses inspected
345
358
703
Dirty Houses cleansed
27
94
121
Dustbins provided
7
4
11
"Water-butts & Tanks cleansed
13
11
24
Dust complaints attended to
725
547
1,272
Drains cleansed
19
25
44
Summonses before Magistrate
2
1
3
Foul Closets
37
82
119
Water through Roof
8
2
10
Yards repaved
8
37
45
Dung-heaps removed
2
2
4
Cesspools emptied & filled in
2
2
4
Urinals cleansed
2
..
2
Slaughter-house inspections
10
10
20
Cow-house inspections
20
15
35
Bakehouse inspections
11
11
22
Houses and Bedding disinfected
82
100
182
Bedding destroyed and replaced
4
8
12
A large quantity of Potatoes in a state of decomposition removed.