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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
For the Year 1888-89.
I have the honour to Report, that during the Year, the
following Works (amongst others) have been carried out with
respect to the abatement of nuisances, viz. :-
Drains repaired and cleansed 44
Water laid on to Wat Closets 43
Water Closets cleansed and limewashed 43
„ repaired 2
Wash-houses cleansed and limewashed 3
Yards „ „ 29
repaved and repaired 48
„ (Stable. „ 1
Water Tanks removed 1
Urinals cleansed and limewashed 2
„ constructed 2
„ Water laid on 2
Cellars, cleansed and limewashed 5
Accumulations of Refuse, Ac., removed 24
Yard Traps constructed 10
Cesspools filled in 3
Old Drains filled in 13
Animals removed 2
Houses overcrowded 3
„ repaired 9
„ cleansed 24
Rooms cleansed and disinfected, after Infectious
Disease 69
New Drains constructed in place of old Brick Drains 13
Cellar Coverings and Gratings repaired 55
Obstruction of Footpaths removed
14
Water supply laid on for domestic use
Articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., disinfected after
Infectious Disease 516
| Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 20. | 20 years and under 40. | 40 years and under 60. | 60 years and under 80. | 80 years and upwards. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the District | 184 | 127 | 44 | 78 | GO | 8 | 496 |
| In the Workhouse | 5 | ... | . . . | 2 | 50 | 4 | 61 |
| Totals | 189 | 127 | 44 | 75 | 110 | 12 | 557 |
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | Total. | Violence. | Inquests. | Other Causes. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles. | Scarlatina. | Whooping Cough. | Croup. | Diarrhœa. | Enteric Fever. | Pyætnia. | Syphilis. | Diphtheria. | ||||||
| Christchurch | 16 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 216 | 292 |
| St. Saviour | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 26 | 174 | 265 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 92 | 84 | 41 | 390 | 557 |