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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Dustbins— | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanting | 51 | 69 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 72 |
| Defective | 68 | 120 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 34 |
| Lavatories— | ||||||
| Defective or dirty Miscellaneous defects (not included above)— | 21 | 3 | 12 | - | 2 | 8 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Accumulations in yards | — | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| Sink wastes defective | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Otherwise | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nuisance referred to M. O. H. for attention by Male Inspectors (defective drains, w.c.s, etc.) | 55 | 154 | 48 | 59 | 86 | 68 |
The Female Public Conveniences are under constant supervision
by the Female Inspectors, 569 visits having been paid
thereto during 1907.
The Female Inspectors have during 1907 been engaged in visiting
72 houses wherein deaths from infantile (summer) diarrhoea
have been reported as having occurred, with a view to helping to
further elucidate the predisposing causes of this disease; and in
inspecting schools (7), and the homes of the scholars, in
connection with outbreaks of disease (more especially measles).
It will be noted, in connection with the inspections and reinspections
of workshops and workplaces (where women are
employed), that the principal defects found are dirty workrooms,
dirty sanitary appliances, defective flushing tanks to closets,
defective closets, and defective dustbins. Overcrowding was
only found in 22 cases—in each instance being slight.
Out-workers.
The work commenced by the Female Inspector in 1903, and
continued during 1904, 1905 and 1906 connected with the
visiting and inspecting of out-workers' premises and homes
(situated within the Borough of Lambeth), has been further
continued during 1907.