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

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Clerkenwell 1897

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

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Inspector Green's Report—No. 3 District.
118 cases of scarlet fever.
153 ,, diphtheria.
44 ,, enteric fever.
30 ,, erysipelas.
1 „ puerperal fever.
1 „ membranous croup.
273 fumigations after infectious disease.
28 cases of overcrowding abated.
137 defective pavings repaired.
193 dirty rooms and houses cleansed.
6 dead bodies removed to mortuary.
11 choked drains unstopped.
84 defective drains repaired or reconstructed.
32 defective soilpipes remedied.
51 foul w.c. pans cleansed or new ones fixed.
12 foul urinals cleansed.
46 defective dustbins repaired or new ones provided.
28 defective w.c.'s remedied.
31 additional w.c.'s provided or number of occupiers reduced.
31 accumulations of refuse removed.
79 dilapidated floorings, windows and ceilings repaired.
54 choked w.c.'s unstopped.
12 choked sink wastes and gullies unstopped.
52 cisterns cleansed.
17 defective stackpipes remedied.
48 dirty workshops limewhited and cleansed.
18 gully traps fixed in lieu of inefficient traps.
3 illegal occupations of kitchens abated.
34 leaky roofs repaired.
19 sink wastes disconnected from drains.
2 smoke nuisances abated.
5 water supplies to houses provided.
61 defective water supplies to w.c.'s and urinals abated.
121 yards limewhited.
73 basements and areas limewhited.