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Lambeth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOPS:—Details as to Sanitary , Conditions and Defects found in 1918.
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Marsh. | Bishop's. | Prince's. | Vauxhall | Stockwell. | Brixton. | Heme Hill. | Tulse Hill. | Norwood. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . f satisfactory | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| Ventilation not | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| satisfactory . | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 54 |
| Cleanliness not | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| damp | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workrooms not | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 57 |
| ( warm... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 55 |
| Workrooms no t | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...• | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| State of Sanitary good | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| fittings, &c. bad | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ventilated | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 56 |
| Soil pipe not ventilated | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| no soil pipe | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| outside | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Position of J inside | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 15 |
| W.C. i outside and inside | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| I.no W.C | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Separate W.C. accom- Yes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| modation (sufficient and suitable) (.No | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 23 | |
| Communication (direct) C Yes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| between W.C s and rooms (.No | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 57 |
| •In only 1 of these 23 cases was separate W.C. accommodation required—persons of one sex only being employed in the other 22 cases. | ||||||||||