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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) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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1899.
| Total. | |
|---|---|
| Nuisance Complaints received and attended to | 39 |
| Notices Served | 433 |
| Premises Inspected | 766 |
| Inspection of Works during progress | 8700 |
| Drains Reconstructed and Tested | 111 |
| Drains (Old Brick Abolished) | 9 |
| W.C.'s Reconstructed | 77 |
| Drains Unstopped | 22 |
| W.C.'s Cleansed and Whitewashed | 127 |
| W.C.'s Repaired | 34 |
| W.C.'s Rebuilt | 23 |
| Wash-houses Cleansed and Lime washed | 70 |
| Dwelling Rooms Cleansed, Liinewashed and Re-papered | 329 |
| Yards Cleansed and Limewashed | 64 |
| Yards Paved and Drained | 33 |
| Dust Bins Provided | 29 |
| W.C. Flush Pipes Disconnected from Domestic Water Supply | 3 |
| Sink Wastes Disconnected from Drain | 5 |
| Cellars Cleansed and Limewashed | 47 |
| Cellars Paved | 3 |
| Cesspools Cleansed and Filled in | 1 |
| Cases of Infectious Disease, Visits paid | 985 |
| Nuisances from Overcrowding abated | 15 |
| Roofs and Gutters repaired | 39 |
| Additional W.C.'s provided | 27 |
| D Traps Abolished | 4 |
| Pan Container Closets Abolished | 4 |
| Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated | 115 |
| Houses Repaired Throughout | 71 |
| W.C. Pans Cleansed | 17 |
| Defective W.C. Pans Reinstated | 25 |
| W.C. Fittings Repaired | 40 |
| Rooms Disinfected after Cases of Infectious Disease | 219 |
| Clothing „ „ „ „ (by dry heat) | 3028 |
| Cisterns Abolished | 2 |
| Cisterns Provided with Covers | 22 |
| Cisterns Cleansed | 25 |
| Well abolished and filled in | 1 |