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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 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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| Sanitary Appliances : Waterclosets— | 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defective Flushing Tanks and Water Supply | 110 | 69 | 81 | 137 |
| No separate suitable accommodation for the sexes | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Drainage— Defective, unventilated, etc. | 10 | 2 | 22 | 23 |
| Dustbins— Wanting | 27 | 17 | 51 | 69 |
| Defective | 70 | 52 | 68 | 120 |
| Lavatories— Defective or dirty | — | 17 | 21 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous defects (not included above)— Animals improperly kept | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Accumulations in yards | — | 3 | — | 11 |
| Sink wastes defective | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Otherwise | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Nuisance referred to M.O.H. for attention by Male Inspectors (defective drains, w.c.s, etc.) | 55 | 66 | 55 | 154 |
The Female Inspectors have, during 1909, inspected 103
Restaurant Kitchens (one re-inspection), whilst Z5 visits
have been paid to Restaurants, and the premises found
empty or the tenants out; and in connection with Outworkers,
483 inspections and 97 re-inspections have been
made, together with 904 visits to Out-workers' premises,
which were found empty or the Out-workers not at work.
A total of 1289 visits have been paid to factories and workshops
(716 inspections, 123 re-inspections and 450 calls
where the workshops were found empty or the workers not
at work).
Miss Dawson also paid 89 visits to the Moffatt Institute
(connected with the distribution of the Council's milk), and
20 to the Milk Depot (York Road).
The Female Public Conveniences are under constant
supervision by the Female Inspectors, 489 visits having been
paid thereto during 1909.
The Female Inspectors have during 1909 been engaged in
visiting 122 houses wherein deaths from infantile (summer)
diarrhoea have been reported as having occurred, with a view