London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
This page requires JavaScript
| Number of houses inspected | 2149 |
| Number of houses in which a result was obtained from test (chemical) applied to drains | 216 |
| Number of houses in which nuisances were found to exist | 1564 |
| Dirty walls and ceilings of rooms | 703 |
| Defective roofs or rain water pipes | 308 |
| Defective or dirty yard paving | 338 |
| Defective flushing apparatus in water closets | 142 |
| Water closet pan foul | 60 |
| Drinking water tap defective, making walls damp | 23 |
| Gully or drains stopped | 107 |
| Floors defective | 45 |
| No dust-bins (or dust-bins defective or dilapidated) | 229 |
| Damp Premises | 175 |
| Overcrowding | 15 |
| Defective water closets | 148 |
| Defective Drains | 297 |
| Defective or deficient vent pipes or soil pipes | 44 |
| Defective sink wastes (or not under trapped) | 97 |
| Defective manhole covers | 55 |
| Animals improperly kept | 7 |
| Cisterns uncovered or dirty | 15 |
| Improper water supply | 55 |
| Forecourts insufficiently paved or unpaved | 34 |
| Water closets insufficiently lighted or ventilated | 3 |
| Want of ventilation under floors | 86 |
| Want of proper dung receptacles | 1 |
| Underground rooms illegally occupied | 5 |
| Accumulation of manure | 31 |
| Defective traps | 11 |