London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Clerkenwell 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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Wards 4 and 5 (Inspector Green's District).
82 cases of scarlet fever.
20 „ diphtheria.
5 „ typhoid fever.
5 ,, enteric fever
8 „ erysipelas.
1 „ peurperal fever.
94 fumigations after infectious disease.
81 cases of overcrowding abated.
66 defective pavings repaired.
6 smoke nuisances abated.
112 dirty rooms and houses cleansed and repaired.
5 dead bodies removed to mortuary.
6 foul pan-closets removed and new ones fixed.
59 defective water-supplies to closets remedied.
124 gully traps fixed in lieu of other defective traps.
58 choked drains unstopped.
57 choked water-closets unstopped.
25 illegal kitchens emptied.
65 defective drains remedied, or new ones constructed.
4 defective soil pipes remedied.
25 foul closet-pans cleansed or new ones fixed.
39 defective dustbins repaired.
5 additional water-closets provided.
5 nuisances from animals abated.
Fines—Metropolis Management Act: £4 2s., and 16s. costs.
Food and Drugs' Act: £5 8s. 6d., and £1 l0s. costs.
Sanitary Act, 1866: 5s., and £1 3s. costs.
83 dirty yards cleansed and limewhited.
11 accumulations of refuse removed.
6 new dustbins provided.
12 new flush pipes to water-closets provided.