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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 1919

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1919

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Table: B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE DEFECTS. (Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management Acts).

B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE DEFECTS. (Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management Acts).

No. of Notices served*†9850
Works, Structural-
Drainage, Defective515
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Inlets required128
Ventilating Pipes required201
Indoor Sinks connected with Drain216
Rain Water Stacks connected with Drain319
Bath Waste connected with Drain161
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern522
Closet Pan and Connections Defective741
Water Supply to Closet Defective1089
Closet Dilapidated561
Draw-off Main for Drinking Purposes required416
Dust Bins Defective860
Premises Dilapidated1016
Ventilation under Floors required314
Roofs Dilapidated1181
Soil Pipes Defective172
Paving Defective1482
Damp and Unwholesome Houses274
Dung Receptacles required27
Defective Water Pipes191
No W.C. Accommodation11
10,397

Table:

Works, not Structural-
Cisterns Dirty515
Manure Accumulations61
Underground Rooms illegally occupied42
Animals Improperly Kept76
Stopped Drains417
Overcrowding68
Foul Urinals11
Refuse Accumulations419
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply971
Dirty Premises1216
3,796