Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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Female Conveniences visited and inspected— | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 |
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Public (visits paid) | 489 | 599 | 569 | 597 |
Private (visits paid) | — | 16 | — | 15 |
Schools visited— Public | 23 | 27 | 7 | 25 |
Private | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Special places visited and inspected— | ||||
(a) Restaurants and Hotels, etc. | 103 | — | — | — |
(b) Private Houses | 907 | 705 | 1310 | 1341 |
(c) Out-workers | 483 | 202 | 178 | 181 |
(d) Others* | 109 | — | — | — |
Restaurants, Out-workers, Private Houses reinspected | ‡362 | 373 | 558 | 523 |
Written intimations and Statutory Notices served | 174 | 341 | 424 | 647 |
No. of Workshops, etc., in which no defects were found on inspection | 1740 | †918 | 1205 | 1255 |
No. of Workshops in which defects were found on inspection | 511 | †376 | †459 | †764 |
Particulars of defects found. | ||||
Work rooms— Overcrowded | 6 | 13 | 22 | 20 |
Damp | 5 | 38 | 28 | 36 |
Dirty | 158 | 136 | 173 | 295 |
Ill-ventilated | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Otherwise | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Defects— Yards | 36 | 34 | 52 | 75 |
Floors | 7 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
Roofs | 15 | 9 | 26 | 17 |
Windows | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Ceilings | 33 | 34 | 50 | 33 |
Rain Water Pipes | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
Premises generally | 45 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
Sanitary Appliances: Waterclosets— Dirty | 115 | 150 | 105 | 219 |
Ill-lighted | — | 5 | — | 2 |
Unventilated | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Choked | 18 | 22 | 20 | 37 |
Defective | 42 | 53 | 45 | 67 |
*Moffatt Institute, 89: Depot 20.
†Excluding the 1055, 1471 and 1041 premises respectively wherein no
female hands were found to be employed.
‡Restaurants, 1, out-workers, 97, and private houses. 264.