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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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Schools visited—
| Public (visits paid) | 29 |
| Private | 7 |
| Special places visited and inspected— | |
| (a) Private Houses* | 2242 |
| (b) Outworkers | 104 |
| Workrooms, Outworkers and Private Houses reinspected† | 490 |
| Written Intimation and Statutory Notices served | 92 |
| No. of Workshops,‡ etc., in which defects were found | 92 |
| No. of Workshops,‡ etc., in which no defects were found | 2345 |
| Nuisances referred to M.0.H., for attention by male inspectors | 3 |
Particulars of Defects found by Female Inspectors. Workshops, § etc.— Workrooms—
| Overcrowded, Damp or Dirty | 48 |
| Defective or dirty- Yards, Floors, Roofs, Windows, Ceilings, Sink Wastes, or Premises generally | 77 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Water Closets— Dirty, unventilated, choked, defective or with defective tanks or water supplies | 32 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Drainage— Defective | 3 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Dustbins— Wanting or Defective | 12 |
| No separate suitable sufficient W.C. accommodation for the sexes | 2 |
| Miscellaneous defects, e.g., accumulations, personal uncleanliness, etc. | 3 |
The Health Visitors' duties of the Female Sanitary Inspectors
may be tabulated separately in the form of the following details of
work done during 1919: —
* Births (1,336), Diarrhœa cases (4), Tuberculosis cases (762), Ante-natal
cases (10), Still births (33), Ophthalmia cases (46), Maternity Home (2), and
special complaints (49).
† Births (190), Tuberculosis cases (177), Out-workers (11), Ophthalmia cases
(93), workrooms (10), and special complaints (9).
‡ Workshops include Work-places.