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]
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A. Public Health (London) Act and Metropolis Local Management Acts.
Notices (Preliminary and Statutory) | 12694 |
Works, Structural :— | |
Drainage defective | 1378 |
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Air Inlets required | 241 |
Ventilating Pipes required | 261 |
Indoor Sinks connected with the Drain | 571 |
Rain Water Stack Pipes connected with the Drain | 750 |
Bath Waste connected with the Drain | 68 |
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern | 763 |
Closet Pan and Connections Defective | 1041 |
Water Supply to Closet Defective | 906 |
Closet Dilapidated | 608 |
Draw-off from Main for Drinking Purposes required | 101 |
Dust Bins Defective | 907 |
Premises Dilapidated | 207 |
Ventilation under Floors required | 58 |
Roofs Dilapidated | 406 |
Soil Pipes Defective | 89 |
Paving Defective | 1205 |
Damp and Unwholesome Houses | 69 |
Dung Receptacles required | 21 |
Works not Structural:— | |
Cisterns Dirty | 104 |
Manure Accumulations | 49 |
Underground Rooms occupied | 12 |
Animals Improperly Kept | 21 |
Stopped Drains | 356 |
Overcrowding | 65 |
Foul Urinals | 24 |
Refuse Accumulations | 51 |
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply | 178 |
Dirty Premises | 2081 |
12591 |
Notices served (1900 infected houses) | 2074 |
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1906. | |
Inspections | 9896 |
Re-inspections | 63021 |
Infectious Houses visited | 2074 |
Complaints attended to | 7540 |
Cases of Infectious Disease notified | 2074 |
(a) Cases under treatment at Home | 482 |
(b) Cases removed to Hospital | 1592 |
Cases of Non-Notifiable Diseases dealt with | 2388 |
Houses disinfected | 1941 |
Rooms disinfected | 4061 |
Bedding, etc., disinfected | 22850 |
Bedding, etc., destroyed | 419 |
Dust Yards, Manure Depots and Brickfields, inspections of | 318 |
Drains tested (with chemical, water, or both) | 10389 |
Sanitary Works completed | 6075 |
Plans of drainage reconstructions received and approved | 486 |
Premises the Drains of which have been totally or partly reconstructed | 714 |
Articles procured for the Analyst— | |
(a) Food and Drugs | 1500 |
(b) Water | — |
Special Smoke observations and enquiries | 560 |
New Workshops inspected and registered | 112 |
Bakehouses inspected (including 70 underground) | 214 |
Cowhouses inspected | 15 |
Slaughter-houses inspected | 27 |
Restaurants (new) inspected and registered | — |
Outworkers'Rooms visited | 181 |