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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Christchurch. | St. Saviour. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Houses inspected | 115 | 275 | 390 |
Dirty Houses cleansed | 5 | 57 | 62 |
Dustbins provided | .. | 5 | 5 |
Water-butts &c., cleansed | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Drains cleansed | 15 | 34 | 49 |
Foul Closets | 28 | 81 | 109 |
Water through Roof | 4 | 22 | 26 |
Yards repaved | 5 | 47 | 52 |
Dung-heaps removed | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cesspools emptied & filled in | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Urinals cleansed | .. | 2 | 2 |
Slaughter-house inspections | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Cow-house inspections | 20 | 15 | 35 |
Bakehouse inspections | 11 | 11 | 22 |
Houses and Bedding dis-infected | 12 | 42 | 54 |
Bedding destroyed and re-placed | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Dust complaints attended to | 1140 | 915 | 2,055 |
A large quantity of Vegetables and Fruit in a state of decomposition were destroyed |