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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146
86 gully traps provided in lieu of defective.
121 defective drains repaired or reconstructed.
18 choked drains unstopped.
27 defective rainwater pipes repaired.
17 defective gutterings repaired.
16 defective roofs repaired.
6 broken ceilings repaired.
6 water supply to houses reinstated.
81 washouses limewhited.
25 spaces under floors ventilated.
6 workshops limewhited.
16 acummulations of refuse removed.
7 stables paved.
6 urinals supplied with water and cleansed.
6 dung receptacles provided.
1 smoke nuisance abated.
2 cesspools abolished.
16 areas limewhited.
225 fumigations after infectious diseases.
119 scarlet fever.
62 diphtheria.
24 typhoid.
26 erysipelas.
1 membranous croup.
1 puerperal fever.
72 summons taken; 4 dismissed, 4 withdrawn, and 1 defendan
removed before hearing.
£ s. d.
6 under the Metropolis Local Management Acts—
fines and costs 812 0
8 under Margarine Act 112 0
14 under Foods and Drugs Act 9 16 6
48 under Public Health (London) Act 61 10 0
£76 10 0