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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1905
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905
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WORKSHOPS —Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found during 1905.
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Marsh. | Bishop's and Prince's. | Vauxhall & Stockwell. | Brixton. | Tulse Hill, Norwd. | Totals. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorrer. | Wiillis. | Hooper. | Jones. | Howes. | Jackson. | Baxter. | Gavin. | Bott. | Smith. | Barfoot | ||||||
| Ventilation | satisfactory | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 13 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 84 | |||
| ( not | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cleanliness | satisfactory | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 11 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 71 | |||
| not | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 15 | ||||
| Workrooms | damp | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| not | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 82 | ||||
| Workrooms | warm | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 85 | ||||
| not | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| State of sanitary fittings, &c. | good | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 64 | |||
| bad | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Soil pipe | ventilated | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 76 | |||
| not ventilated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| no soil pipe | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Position of W.C. | outside | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |||
| inside | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 28 | ||||
| outsideand inside | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 31 | ||||
| No W.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Separate W.C. accommodation | Yes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 42 | |||
| No | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 41 | ||||
| Communication (direct) betweei W.C.'s & rooms | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| No | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 13 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 86 | ||||
N.B.—The Wards of the old Parish of Lambeth are retained so that this
The above Workshops (with 1 exception) were inspected
* In none of these cases was separate W.C. accommodation
Table may be comparable with those in previous Reports (1897-1901).
by the Female Sani ary Inspector.
required—persons of one sex only being employed.