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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE VI.
Report of Sanitary Works,
| Nature of Works. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles, South | St. Giles, North | ||||
| Number of complaints received during the year | 43 | 48 | 31 | 122 | ||
| Number of houses and premises visited and inspected | 3,419 | 5,2.34 | 2,124 | 10,777 | ||
| Result of Inspections. | Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises | 237 | 595 | 285 | 1.117 | |
| Houses, premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed | 108 | 205 | 111 | 424 | ||
| Rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | 36 | 55 | 25 | 116 | ||
| House Drains. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 26 | 66 | 29 | 121 | |
| Trapped or ventilated | 4 | 25 | 15 | 44 | ||
| New constructed | 69 | 24 | 17 | 110 | ||
| W.C.'s. | Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 50 | 167 | 115 | 332 | |
| Supplied with water | — | — | — | — | ||
| New constructed | 5 | 11 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Dust Bins. | New provided | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 | |
| Repaired and covered | 26 | 52 | 31 | 109 | ||
| Water Supply | Cisterns (new) erected | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered | 9 | 27 | 31 | 67 | ||
| Miscellaneous. | Number of Lodging-houses registered under Sanitary Act, 1866 | 104 | 267 | 246 | 617 | |
| Removal of accumulation of dung, animal and other refuse | 28 | 129 | 95 | 252 | ||
| Removal of animals improperly kept | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Regularly nspected. | Bakehouses | 14 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| Licensed cow-houses | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Licensed slaughter-houses | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings | 5 | 16 | 11 | 32 | ||