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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Informal Schedules | 117 | |
Formal Notices | 2 | |
- | 119 | |
Total | 5,873 | |
17 Summonses were issued, with results as follows:— | ||
Convictions | 6 | |
Summons withdrawn | — | |
Summons withdrawn on costs | 1 | 7 |
Convictions | 2 | |
Summons withdrawn on costs | 1 | |
Summons dismissed on costs | 2 | 5 |
Convictions | 3 | 3 |
Convictions | 2 | 2 |
Total | 17 |
Sanitary Staff.
The Sanitary Inspectorial Staff consists of 12 district male
Sanitary Inspectors, 2 special male Sanitary Inspectors (Food)
and 2 special male Sanitary Inspectors (Housing), 2 women Sanitary
Inspectors, and 4 women Health Visitors—all whole-time
officers. The work carried out by these various officers is set
out in tabular form.
Inspections | 12,339 |
Re-visits | 29,482 |
Complaints received | 4,540 |
Water Certificates issued (525 separate houses or tenements including 16 blocks of tenements) | 73 |
Drains tested (with chemical, water or smoke test) | 3,789 |
Sanitary Works completed | 4,498 |
Sanitary Nuisances— | |
(a) Structural | 7,960 |
(b) Non-structural | 4,597 |