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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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the statistics brought within reasonable limits; whilst the
final conclusions drawn are in no way affected thereby. The
Provided and Non-Provided Schools have been kept separate
and distinct; and, in comparing results, it should be stated
that, years ago, the then Vestry ordered an examination to
be made of the drainages of all the Board Schools throughout
the district, on account of the magistrate having made
an Order against the then London School Board for the reconstruction
of the drains of Johanna Street Board School.
The result is that their condition (sanitary) to-day is, on the
whole, and speaking broadly, better than that of the NonProvided
Schools; and it is, therefore, perhaps hardly fair
to judge of the state of the drainages of the Non-Provided
Schools by the present standard of the Provided Schools.
Such a method has, however, been adopted for convenience,
and the results obtained may be summarised as
follows:—
I.—Provided Schools.
| Class I. | 11 | ||||
| Class II. | 11 | ,, 45.8 ,, | |||
| Class III. | 2 | ,, 8.4 „ | |||
| 24 | |||||
| II.—Non-Provided Schools. | |||||
| Class I. | 6 | ||||
| Class II. | 9 | ,, 33.3 ,, | |||
| Class III. | 12 | ,, 44.5 ,, | |||
| 27 | |||||
Inspection by London County Council.
For comparison, I have been carefully through the extensive
Reports of the Architect of the London County
Council dealing with the Non-Provided Schools throughout
London, from which it will be seen that Lambeth Borough
takes a good position—the state of the drainage of the NonProvided
Schools being well above the average for London
generally.