London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1916

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916

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Paving Defective2056
Damp and Unwholesome Houses319
Dung Receptacles required26
Defective Water Pipes176
No W.C. Accommodation16
16175
Works, not Structural—
Cisterns Dirty499
Manure Accumulations76
Underground Rooms occupied38
Animals Improperly Kept76
Stopped Drains410
Overcrowding58
Foul Urinals17
Refuse Accumulations317
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply1072
Dirty Premises2088
4651

Table: TABLE M. PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK

TABLE M. PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK

Year.Total Number of Notices (excluding those served under the Housing Acts).Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent.Sanitary Works, Not Structural.
191615015161754651
19151275297577731
191415109101756478
19131439791675154
19121250686794044
19111244080083103
Yearly Average for 10 Years 1901- 1910 (Borough)13108.49348.43049.7
Yearly Average for 24 Years 1877- 1900 (Parish)5944.64756.92135.9