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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TABLE I.
RETURN showing the Number and Nature of Nuisances attended to in the Parish of SAINT MARY, LAMBETH, from the 25th MARCH, 1870, to the 25th MARCH, 1871.
Houses in an unwholesome state cleansed. | Houses in which Small Pox and Fever occurred Disinfects. | Houses with bad drainage, drained. | Cesspools emptied or abolished. | Obstructed drains remedied. | Defective or untrapped drains remedied. | Accumulations of | Swine kept in an unwholsome state | Foul Urinals cleansed or improved. | Obstructed or untrapped Gullies remedied. | Dust bins provided. | Water supply provided or improved. | Offensive smells in houses abated. | Closets provided or improved | Yards paved or lime-washed. | ||||||||||||||||
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Dust removed. | Dung, &c., removed. | No. of Cases. | No of Pigs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 770 | 155 | 33 | 357 | 127 | 349 | 186 | 32 | 167 | 16 | 23 | 218 | 224 | 21 | 49 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Animal and Vegetable matter removed. | Trade Nuisances abated. | Ventilation provided or improved. | Smoke Nuisances abated. | Dangerous structures removed. | Infringement of workshops regulation Act. | Unwholesome Fish. | Unwholesome Fruit destroyed. | Illegral Slaughtering Sheep, &c. | Infected Bedding destroyed. No. of Cases. | Total number of Nuisance-attended to. | Number of Slaughter houses inspected. | Number of Cow houses inspected | Number of Hake-houses inspected. | Number of Notices Served. | Number of Summonses and Orders issued. | |||||||||||||||
No. of Cases. | No. of Fish. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 15 | 2447 | 4 Seives of Currants | 2 | 19 | 2896 | 104 | 95 | 219 | 1974 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
In addition to the above 1466 Houses have been Inspected and Sanitary Improvements effected as under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houses in an unwholesome state, cleansed. | Delapidated Houses repaired. | Yards Paved or Limewashed. | Water supply provided or improved. | Untrapped, or defective Drains remedied. | Dad smells abated. | Ventilation provided or improved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 144 | 81 | 101 | 41 | 106 |