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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Workrooms— | |
| Overcrowded, Damp or Dirty | 36 |
| Defective or dirty— | |
| Yards, Floors, Roofs, Windows, Ceilings, Sink Wastes, or Premises generally | 41 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Water Closets— | |
| Dirty, unventilated, choked, defective or with defective tanks or water supplies | 29 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Drainage— | |
| Defective | 1 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Dustbins— | |
| Wanting or Defective | 7 |
| No separate suitable sufficient W.C. accommodation for the sexes | 2 |
| Miscellaneous defects, e.g., accumulations, personal un-cleanliness, etc. | 3 |
Summary of Work Carried Out by the Female Health Visitors1 during 1917.
| Births† | 3,555 | Tuberculosis cases | 717 |
| Ophthalmia cases | 205 | Dep6t children visited | 216 |
| Diarrhoea cases | 34 | Infant Welfare Centres | |
| Milk Depot (visits)— | and Day Nurseries | 28 | |
| York Road (central) | 58 | Special cases | 46 |
| Moffatt Institute | |||
| (branch) | 318 |
N.B.—In addition to the above, 1,115 visits were paid to
houses, but no one found to be at home.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. 1917.
Factories.
17 new factories were added to the Register, dealing with
(a) Marconi appliances, 1; (b) carpentry, 1; (c) soap and candle,
1; (d) mineral waters, 1; (e) cartridge boxes, 1; (f) compasses,
1 ;,(g) book-binding, 1.
Workshops.
16 new workshops were added to the Register, dealing with :
(a) dressmaking 2, tailoring 2, blouses 7, mantles 2, and not
classified 3.
* Miss L. Hoskin commenced her duties as an additional Health Visitor
(temporarily) on May 7th, 1917.
† Revisits, 1,327: