[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell,
- Camberwell (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
- Date:
- [1937]
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell,. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![58 59 SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1936. Inspectors. Attwater. Watkins. Gilchrist. Topping. Maughan. Malins, L. Malins, M. O'Riordan. (Miss) Worsfold. Weaver. Pickard. X Burrell. Green. TOTALS. Description of Sanitary Improvements effected during the Year — 363 366 204 332 334 403 205 408 248 283 232 101 Number of rooms cleansed 52 3,531 Defective roofs repaired or rainwater pipes pro vided or repaired 200 224 145 230 225 224 118 170 165 145 158 28 2 2,034 21 144 57- 218 Dampness abated 208 258 103 278 187 158 140 99 1 2,068 107 Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired 119 7 68 53 138 48 118 136 121 70 35 1,020 41 - 63 62 76 Water fittings repaired 44 58 52 61 50 20 46 15 5 593 1 9 4 5 12 Drains entirely reconstructed 12 24 6 6 6 99 7 7 12 3 - 36 7 98 Drains partially reconstructed 88 38 21 15 67 61 46 492 - Soil, vent pipes, sinks and waste pipes renewed or repaired 120 111 68 79 66 164 57 124 124 101 145 78 2 1,239 167 269 188 154 156 Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c.'s 226 103 190 157 157 148 63 47 2,025 173 79 98 132 Dustbins provided 34 78 68 98 52 110 52 39 2 232 1,015 229 80 269 Repairs effected to windows 126 291 77 250 163 129 136 58 1 2,041 136 166 59 87 108 211 Stoves and coppers repaired 146 41 98 81 67 36 1 1,237 Flooring repaired or renewed, repairs to wood work (stairs, etc.) 194 161 45 132 94 202 32 181 102 106 70 36 4 1,359 8 2 4 16 Ventilation and lighting improved - 37 9 6 4 4 13 2 105 20 - 10 2 9 Offensive accumulation removed 7 23 5 4 7 9 13 2 173 111 137 26 47 - Miscellaneous repairs and improvements effected 43 82 60 136 142 57 108 18 5 1,034 2,261 Total repairs and improvements effected 2,036 1,023 1,866 1,624 2,442 ] ,028 2,262 1,656 1,562 1,458 661 124 20,003 —t — . \ ) ] r 1 i I Inspections— 678 515 458 549 Following complaint 680 447 398 640 399 364 346 184 36 5,694 66 111 220 House-to-house —(1) Where defects found 36 127 65 92 71 95 144 165 134 92 1,323 - 28 77 24 (2) Where no defects found - 3 31 38 16 25 24 19 380 109 - 88 156 51 105 On occurrence of infection 121 125 76 73 82 45 38 12 1,073 44 - 202 35 1 6 5 Houses divided into separate tenements 106 23 5 3 336 - - - 38 47 33 37 43 Factories 68 34 61 35 16 22 250 790 93 91 23 24 22 Workshops 28 31 50 19 29 47 22 13 135 614 Workplaces 22 27 14 8 38 14 62 12 11 1 18 109 349 52 13 - 28 Underground living and sleeping rooms - 25 39 71 8 32 1 269 - - - 1 2 2 2 Rent (Restrictions) Act 8 2 8 8 1 1 8 35 6 21 - - 15 287 5 175 25 New buildings 5 6 30 2 78 376 - 97 75 68 89 102 Milk premises 5 123 105 21 89 102 95 1,253 - 1 Offensive trades - 1 1 1 12 21 - - - - - - - Outworkers' premises - - - 10 - 633 633 - - - - - - - 13 2 Rag and bone dealers - - 3 2 2 20 160 - - 52 22 42 149 - - 45 63 173 31 23 129 Conveniences (public and private) 78 94 167 1,176 - - Schools - - - 16 1 4 43 - - - - - 48 20 3 5 46 Shops Act 13 49 111 216 40 164 23 77 706 23 79 68 - Pharmacy and Poisons Act 68 24 84 63 17 1 64 40 13 620 3 - 3 2 5 Infant Life Protection 4 3 9 12 4 1 6 53 - 58 - Common lodging houses - - - 31 45 2 90 - - - - 136 298 373 374 385 - Miscellaneous 279 492 57 400 276 307 288 200 774 4,301 253 159 235 184 151 Housing Act, 1935 —Room Measurement Duties 217 228 202 204 179 186 2,474 - 2,265 1,712 1,917 Total Inspections 1,917 1,588 1,676 1,966 1,628 1,724 1,536 1,568 1,089 2,151 22,737 3,955 3,244 3,180 2,480 2,994 3,533 4,059 Re-inspections, calls, etc 2,466 3,099 2,708 3,405 2,928 8 88 629 38,680 3 - Smoke observations 3 23 4 28 1 35 193 - - -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b18219445_0062.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
