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 1915
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from ophthalmia neonatorum, and in making enquines in connection
with some of the notified tuberculosis cases—this last mentioned
work being carried out on a separate day or days from those devoted
to other visiting, etc. The work may be summarised as follows:—
Visits and Revisits made
in connection with—
1st Q.
2nd Q.
3rd Q.
4th Q.
Total
Births 520 362 387 205 1474
Ophthalmia cases 7 12 14 29 62
Depot children 6 6 6 12 30
Milk Depots—
York Road 15 15 16 16 62
Moffat Institute* 75 66 63 58 262
Special cases 8 1 15 13 37
Tuberculosis cases 89 103 91 95 378
West Norwood Intant
Waif are Centre - - - 11 11
Premises, but no one:
found at home 126 118 122 76 442
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Factories.
During 1915, 9 new factories were added to the Register,
consisting of (a) laundry, 1; (b) engineering, 2; (c) mineral waters,
1; (d) beer bottling, 1; (e) van building, 1; (/) toy maker, 1;
(g) adhesive making, 1; and (h) sausage making, 1.
The Inspection of Factories by the Sanitary Inspectors is
limited to that of the sanitary accommodation provided for the
workers (such accommodation to be separate, sufficient and suitable),
and sanitary defects, when found, are reported by the Factory
Inspectors to the Council for amendment by the Council's officers
(12 being reported during 1915).
* Used as a branch (distributing centre) in connection with the Council's
York Road Milk Depot.