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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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TABLE OF NUISANCES. WORKS AND OTHER MATTERS.
Attended to by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1893
St.
Saviour.
Christchurch.
Total.
Nuisance Complaints received and attended to
27
15
Notices Served
351
387
Premises Inspected
394
420
Inspection of Works during progress
1420
918
Drains Trapped with Syphon Traps
301
380
Drains Reconstructed with Stoneware Socketed Pipes, & tested
139
223
Drains (Old Brick) Abolished
48
31
W.C.'s Reconstructed
111
38
Drains Unstopped
7
21
W.C.'s Cleansed and Whitewashed
43
26
W.C.'s Repaired
21

W.C.'s Rebuilt
37

Wash-houses Cleansed and Limewashed
10

Dwelling Rooms Cleansed, Limewashed and Repapered
237
311
Yards Cleansed and Limewashed
22
12
Yards Paved and Drained
89
163
Dust Bins provided
43
121
W.C. Flush Pipes Disconnected from Domestic Water Supply
11

Sink Wastes Disconnected from Drain
5

Cellars Cleansed and Limewashed
35

Cellars Paved
10

Cesspools Cleansed and Filled in..
9
11
Cases of Infectious Disease, Visits paid
591
497
Nuisances from Overcrowding Abated
17
4
Roofs and Gutters Repaired
31
29
Additional W.C.'s provided
63
10
D Traps Abolished
12
30
Pan Container Closets Abolished
4
15
Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated
187
178
Houses Repaired Throughout
51
90
W.C. Pans Cleansed
132
41
Defective W.C. Pans Reinstated
33
14
W.C. Fittings Repaired ..
28
44
Rooms Disinfected after Cases of Infectious Disease
197
189
Clothing, &c. ditto ditto (by Dry Heat)
1988
2130
Cisterns Abolished
5
17
Cisterns Provided with Covers
21
30
Cisterns Cleansed
183
204
Obstructions Removed
18

Dwelling-houses Permanently Closed

19
UNSOUND FOOD SEIZED.
7 Bags Savoy Turnips Owner fined 10s. and 23s. costs.
13 Bags of Turnip Tops ,, £10 and 21s. ,,
300 Baskets of Plumns
70 Baskets of Peaches
SMOKE NUISANCES.
15 Convictions obtained and penalties inflicted amounting to .. £18 18 0
Total amount of Fines paid out of Court, re Police-Court proceedings, for
non-compliance with Nuisance Notices, Adulterations, etc. 247 8 6
5