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Lambeth 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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This is a special duty devolving upon the Borough Council
under Sections 107-110 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
under which Orders (known as the Home-work Orders') have
been made by the Home Secretary (vide Annual Reports, 1903,
pp. 118-122 and 1905 pp. 125-120). The latest Order is 1905.

Table: PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK Carried out in Lambeth Borough during 1906, and for 24 years (1877-1900) in Lambeth Parish (for comparison).

PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK Carried out in Lambeth Borough during 1906, and for 24 years (1877-1900) in Lambeth Parish (for comparison).

Year.Total Number of Notices (excluding those under Housing of the Working Classes Act).Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent.Sanitary Works, not Structural.
Borough of Lambeth.19061476896502941
Old Parish of Lambeth.190010065102912303
189910583100422273
18981046999052224
18971108890581884
189674756702982
1895764585811104
1894697576721911
1893876992072046
1892717369312190
1891555772323173
1890558850533251
1889685441922662
1888489129691922
1887456524302135
1886450424332071
1885356714592108
1884372716212106
1883300012941766
1882323912671972
1881373012932437
1880325911062153
187930759602115
1878331011692211
1877356312992264
Average for 24 years, 1877-1900 )5944.64756.92135.9
N.B.—The increase in the numbers since 1896 is due to the increased Inspectorial Staff.

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*The total numbers of premises visited 1903-06 were 289, 277, 303 and
216 respectively, but in 518 cases no out-workers were found to be