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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1878

[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 Year1878.

Christchurch.St. Saviour.Total.
Houses inspected115275390
Dirty Houses cleansed55762
Dustbins provided..55
Water-butts &c., cleansed21113
Drains cleansed153449
Foul Closets2881109
Water through Roof42226
Yards repaved54752
Dung-heaps removed..11
Cesspools emptied & filled in112
Urinals cleansed..22
Slaughter-house inspections101020
Cow-house inspections201535
Bakehouse inspections111122
Houses and Bedding dis-infected124254
Bedding destroyed and re-placed3912
Dust complaints attended to11409152,055
A large quantity of Vegetables and Fruit in a state of decomposition were destroyed