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, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Damp and Unwholesome Houses | 411 |
Dung Receptacles required | 31 |
Defective Water Pipes | 209 |
No W.C. Accommodation | 18 |
16103 |
Works, not Structural—
Cisterns Dirty | 511 |
Manure Accumulations | 81 |
Underground Rooms illegally occupied | 49 |
Animals Improperly Kept | 84 |
Stopped Drains | 411 |
Overcrowding | 76 |
Foul Urinals | 21 |
Refuse Accumulations | 411 |
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply | 1101 |
Dirty Premises | 1976 |
• | 4721 |
PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK carried out by the Male Sanitary Staff in Lambeth Borough during 1917, and during the 5 previous years (1912-1916), together with Yearly Averages for (a) the 10 years 1901-1910 (Borough), and (b) the 24 Years 1877-1900 (Parish).
Year. | Total Number of Notices (excluding those served under the Housing Acts). | Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent. | Sanitary Works, Not Structural. |
---|---|---|---|
1917 | 19023* | 16103* | 4721* |
1916 | 15015† | 16175* | 4651* |
1915 | 12752 | 9757 | 7731 |
1914 | 15109 | 10175 | 6478 |
1913 | 14397 | 9167 | 5154 |
1912 | 12506 | 8679 | 4044 |
Yearly Average for 10 Years 19011910 (Borough) | 13108.4 | 9348.4 | 3049.7 |
Yearly Average for 24 Years 18771900 (Parish) | 5944.6 | 4756.9 | 2135.9 |
*Including Measles and German Measles,
† Excluding Measles and German Measles.