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Lambeth 1903
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1903
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II. WORKSHOPS:- Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found during 1903. Old Parish Districts, and the Inspectors in charge thereof.
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Old Parish Districts, and the Inspectors in charge thereof. | Marsh. | Bishop's and Prince' s. | Vauxhall & Stockwell. | Brixton. | Tulse Hill, Norw'd. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorrer. | Wallis. | Hooper. | Jones. | Howes. | Jackson. | Baxter. | Gavin. | Bott. | Smith. | Barfoot. | ||||||
| Ventilation | satisfactory | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 160 | |||
| not | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| Cleanliness | satisfactory | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 129 | |||
| not | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | |||||||
| Workrooms | damp | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | |||
| not | 6 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 158 | ||||
| Workrooms | warm | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 160 | |||
| not | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||||
| State of sanitary fittings, &c | good | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 113 | |||
| bad | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| Soil pipe | ventilated | 7 | 1 | 6 | _ | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 104 | ||||
| not ventilated | _ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| no soil pipe | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Position of W.C. | outside | 3 | 1 | 5 | _ | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | |||
| inside | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | _ | 8 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| outside and inside | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 71 | ||||
| No W.C. | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Separate W.C. ac- Yes commodation No | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 153 | ||||
| 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 9 | |||||
| Communication (direct) between W.C.'s & rooms | Yes | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 6 | |||
| No | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 156 | ||||
N.B.— The Wards of the old Parish of Lambeth are retained so that this
The Workshops (with 13 exceptions) were inspected.
Table may be comparable with those in previous Reports (1897-1901).
by the Female Sanitary Inspector.