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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) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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| Nuisances from Overcrowding Abated | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| Roofs and Gutters Repaired | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 67 |
| Additional W.C.'s provided | • • . | 1 | ... | 1 | • •• | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| D Traps Abolished | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 9 | 44 | ||
| Pan Container Closets Abolished | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | • •• | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 22 | 74 | |
| Houses Repaired Throughout | 17 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 56 | 237 | |
| W.C. Pans Cleansed | 14 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 5 | 94 |
| Defective W.C. Pans Reinstated | 20 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 119 | |
| W.C. Fittings Repaired | 1:3 | 2 | ... | 4 | ..... | ... | 27 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 196 |
| Applications for Removal of House Refuse | 46 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 87 | 159 | 17 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 57 | 799 |
| W.C.'s Unstopped | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Notification of Infectious Disease Reported to School Board | 12 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 155 |
| Rooms Disinfected after Cases of Infectious Disease | 15 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 145 |
| Clothing, &c. ditto ditto (by Dry Heat) | 200 | 201 | 334 | 287 | 151 | 189 | 172 | 118 | 25 | 56 | 63 | 42 | 1846 |
| Bedding, &c., Destroyed | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 34 | ... | 4 | 61 |
| Animals Removed, Pigs | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| ditto Rabbits | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 100 |
| ditto Fowls | 20 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 228 |
| Accumulation of Refuse, &c., Removed | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Manure Pits Provided | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | |
| Areas Drained | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | |
| Courts, &c., Repaved | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Wasliouses Paved | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 12 | 73 |
| Cisterns Abolished | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 44 |
| Cisterns Provided with Covers | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| Cistrrns Cleansed | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 50 |
| Obstructions Removed | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 11 | 43 |