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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 1915
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1915
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Other Inspections.
The work in connection with disinfection, smoke abatement
inspection of factories and workshops and outworkers' premises
bake-houses, restaurants, and dining (coffee) rooms, births, the milk
depot, the tuberculosis dispensaries, etc., and the carrying out of
Food and Drugs and Housing Acts, is dealt with under separate
headings.
Legal Proceedings.
It is again satisfactory to note that, during 1915, in only 2 cases
was it found necessary to resort to legal proceedings before the Court
in connection with Sanitary work under the Public Health and
Metropolis Management Acts, in one case an order being made for
the work to be done, and in the other the summons being withdrawn,
the work having been completed. These legal proceedings had
reference to (a) defective roof of a workplace and (b) defective flushing
apparatus to w.c. of a private house.
TABLE N. SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE MALE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1915.
| Inspections | 7867 |
| Re-inspections | 54151 |
| Complaints attended to | 10053 |
| Water Certificates issued | 60 |
| Revenue Act Certificates dealt with | 57 |
| Drains tested (with chemical, water or smoke test) | 5206 |
| Sanitary Works completed | 4727 |
| Plans of drainage reconstructions received | 195 |
| Premises the Drains of which have been totally or partly reconstructed | 251 |
| Samples of Food and Drugs taken | 1844 |
| Notices— | |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Preliminary or Intimation 5983 and Statutory 2977) | 8960 |
| Metropolis Local Management Acts | 18 |
| Sanitary Nuisances abated— | |
| (a) Structural | 9757 |
| (b) Non-Structural | 7731 |
| Summonses issued— | |
| Public Health Act | 2 |
| Food and Drugs Acts | 26 |
| Convictions obtained— | |
| *Public Health Act | 1 |
| † Food and Drugs Acts | 18 |
* 1 summons was withdrawn.
† 8 Summonses were withdrawn.