Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Female Conveniences visited and inspected—
Public (visits paid) 817
Private —
Schools visited—
Public (visits paid) 1
Private 1
Attendances at Welfare Centres 90
Special places visited and inspected—
(a) Private Houses* 1,391
(b) Outworkers 26
Workshops (2), Outworkers (2), and Private Houses (1,208) † 1,212
reinspected
Written Intimation and Statutory Notices served 55
No. of Workshops‡, etc., in which defects were found 55
No. of Workshops‡, etc., in which no defects were found 1,382
Nuisances referred to M.O.H., for attention by male inspectors
3
Particulars of Defects found by Female Inspectors.
Workshops‡, etc.—
Workrooms—
Overcrowded, Damp, Dirty, etc. 38
Defective or dirty—
Yards, Floors, Roofs, Windows, Ceilings, Rain Water
Pipes, Sink Wastes, or Premises generally 32
Sanitary Appliances: Water Closets—
Dirty, unventilated, choked, defective or with defective
tanks or water supplies 2
Sanitary Appliances: Drainage—
Defective —
Sanitary Appliances: Dustbins—
Wanting or Defective 3
Lavatories—dirty or defective —
No separate suitable sufficient W.C. accommodation for
the sexes —
Miscellaneous defects, e.g., defective chimneys 2
* Births (1.045), Tuberculosis cases (77), Ante-natal cases (108), Still
births (22), Ophthalmia cases (16), Diarrhœa cases (6), School children (83),
Milk cases (5), Housing Enquiries (2), and special cases (27).
† Births (1,093), Tuberculosis cases (33), Ophthalmia cases (34), Antenatal
cases (5), Milk cases (21), Diarrhoea cases (1), and special complaints (21).
‡ Workshops include Work-places.