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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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DISINFECTION STATISTICS—
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 190.! | 1904 | 1905 | Yearly average for 15 >rs. succeeding the Notihca tion Act. | 1906 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases in which Bedding, etc., has been disinfected.—At Home... | 179 | 24G | 593 | 343 | 177 | 251 | 368 | 217 | 132 | 81 | 62 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 170-8 | 881 § |
| At Chamber | 1301 | 1570 | 2540 | 3042 | 2206 | 2472 | 2447 | 2126 | 2424 | 2998 | 2450 | 3040 | 3702 | 3253 | 3107 | 3583 | 2653-2 | 2484 |
| No. of cases in which Bedding, etc., has been destroyed. | 185 | 276 | 314 | 224 | 119 | 6 | 49 | 39 | 27 | 44 | 59 | 75 | 134 | 62 | 53 | 47 | 105-8 | 33 |
| No. ot Articles of Bedding, etc., disinfected. | 3013 | 6747 | 9909 | 11513 | 8022 | 13510 | 20349 | 21487 | 21597 | •27923 | •27528 | •27265 | 41029* | 26957 | 26359 | 51552 | 215469 | 22850 |
| No. of Articles of Bedding, etc., destroyed | 333 | 467 | 605 | 674 | 544 | 186 | 178 | 162 | 126 | 326 | 1783 | 959 | I006» | 587 | 479 | 519 | 558-4 | 419 |
| Premises disinfected and disinfectants supplied | 1722 | 1816 | 3157 | 5896 | 5742 | 7146 | 7210 | 8715 | 8441 | 9146 | 9124 | 9522 | 12607 | 10984 | 12367 | 13212 | 7925-4 | 11735 |
| Infectious Diseases dealt with Notifiablef ... | 1676 | 3025 | 4070 | 2433 | 2685 | 2801 | 2663 | 2329 | 2693 | •2209 | 2025 | 4273 | 1587 | 1938 | 1853 | 2550-7 | 2074 | |
| Non-Notifiablef | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 87 | 144 | 1339 | 1702 | 1376 | 1094 | 2269 | 2638 | 3927 | 1469 6 | 2388 |
Sanitarily, these 14 Cowhouses are in good condition, and they
have been inspected during 1906, and the drains in each case
tested with the chemical test, without a result being obtained
in any single instance. A lew minor sanitary defects were found,
e.g., defective paving, defective walls and floors, defective dung
receptacle, broken manhole cover, defective vent-pipe, defective
flushing cistern, &c.
The Borough Council is now responsible for the periodical inspection
of the Cowhouses, and the due enforcement of all Byelaws
and Regulations which have been made in connection therewith
under the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops Orders,
1885-86-99. Such duties were carried out by the London
County Council previous to the passing of the London Government
Act, 1899. During 1906 no action has been taken in
regard to infringement of Bye-laws before the Magistrate.
Two cowhouses have changed hands during 1906, viz., 36,
Tracey Street, to Sarah Ann Lambie and Margaretta Catherine
Smith, and Elder Road Dairy, West Norwood, to Charles Bacon,
respectively.