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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45 undrained areas remedied.
33 spaces under floors ventilated.
first visits of inspections were made.
2095 revisits to bouses.
658 preliminary notices served.
209 statutory notices served.
250 house to house inspections.
290 house to house inspection of tenements in buildings.
63 summonses were taken out, 2 withdrawn, 3 dismissed, 1
adjourned sine die, 1 not served,
£ s. d.
18 under Food and Drug's Act, fines and costs 22 8 6
9 under Metropolis Local Management, do. 8 16 0
1 under Factory Act, do. 2 2 0
34 under Public Health (London), do. 34 18 0
£68 4 6
Inspector Bartlett's Beport—No. 5 District.
109 ditty rcoms and houses cleansed.
42 damp, dilapidated rooms repaired.
21 cases of overcrowding abated.
23 underground rooms emptied.
9 nuisances from animals abated.
60 broken floors repaired.
111 waterclosets refitted.
94 waterclosets amended and cleansed,
28 water supplies to w.c.'s reinstated.
22 extra waterclosets provided.
17 soilpipes renewed.
89 soilpipes ventilated.
115 paving of yards repaired.
68 yards limewhited,
26 sink wastes disconnected from drain
62 water cisterns cleaned or abolished.
80 dustbinns provided