[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark].

  • St. George the Martyr (Southwark, London, England). Parish Council.
Date:
1881
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark. With regard to the water supply, 1 professor Frankland reports that during the year 1880, the organic impurities have been larger than any year since 1872, owing to the flooded state of the rivers, so that with all the storage at their command it seems impossible for the companies to supply water fit for dietetic purposes. During the first three quarters of the year there was no marked deviation from the usual temperature of the several months, except in September, when on the 4th the thermometer registered 79°.0; but the last quarter was distinguished by an extraordinary low tempera ture, and exceptional falls] of snow. On the 21st of January the thermometer at Blackheath was 9°.2, and the depth of snow in some parts of the country measured 33 inches; and a correspondent from Bournemouth says, Rooks were seen to kill and oat sparrows, and blackbirds to eat each other on my lawn, where a great congregation of birds were collected. The duties of the Inspectors, under the Sanitary Act, necessarily bring them into con tact with infectious diseases, and much of their time is taken up in removing infectious cases, and superintending the disinfection of the houses, articles of clothing, and bedding, where they have occurred; and there is great credit due to them for the manner in which they have performed their unpleasant duties. The several articles below have been disinfected. 1880 and 1881. LIST OF BEDDING DISINFECTED IN THE APPARATUS. Mattrasses 14 Beds 44 Bolsters 19 Pillows 44 Sheets 27 Blankets 33 Counterpanes 33 Apparel 10 Cushions 7 Sundries 17 Total 248 The slaughter and cow-houses have been regularly inspected, and I attended at the quarter sessions respecting the licenses, which were unopposed by the Vestry. THOS. II. WATERWORTH, M.D. June 29th, 1881.
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