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Lambeth 1873

[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 LAMBETH, from the 25th MARCH, 1873,
to the 24th MARCH, 1874. (52 weeks.)
Houses in
an unwholesome
state
cleansed.
Houses
with bad
drainage,
drained.
Cesspools
emptied
or
abolished.
Obstructed
drains
remedied.
Defective
or
untrapped
drains
remedied.
Foul
Urinals
cleansed
or
improved.
Accumulations
of
Swine Removed.
Obstructed
or untrapped
Gullies
remedied.
Dust
Bins
provided.
Water
supply
provided
or
improved.
Closets
provided
or
improved.
Yards
paved or
limewashed.
Animal
and
Vegetable
matter
removed.
Dust
removed
Dung
removed
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Pigs.
319
245
29
339
272
17
420
228
28
90
15
387
1084
56
58
29
Offensive
smells in
houses
abated.
Ventilation
provided
or
improved.
Trade
Nuisances
abated.
Dangerous
structures
removed.
Animals
kept in
an unwholesome
state.
Unsound
Fruit
seized.
Unwholesome
Fish destroyed.
Unwholesome
Fish seized.
Total
Number of
Nuisances
attended
to.
Number of
Slaughter
Houses
Inspected.
Number
of Cow
Houses
Inspected.
Number
of Bakehouses
Inspected.
Number
of
Notices
served.
No. of
Sumonses
and
Orders
issued.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Fish.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Fish.
7
42
2
54
10
300
Oranges.
18
1767
5
349
3112
105
99
227
1585
208
In addition to the above, 261 houses have been Disinfected, in which Small Pox and Fevers have occurred, and the following Articles of
Bedding destroyed, viz.:—
No. of Cases.
Feather Beds.
Feather Bolsters.
Feather Pillows.
Flock Beds.
Flock Bolsters.
Flock Pillows.
Mattresses.
Palliasses.
Blankets.
29
3
2
1
24
19
27
3
7
6
The following Articles of Bedding have also been Disinfected.
No. of Cases.
Feather Beds.
Feather
Bolsters.
Feather
Pillows.
Flock Beds.
Flock
Bolsters.
Flock
Pillows.
Mattresses.
Palliasses.
Blankets.
Number of Notices
served to cleanse and
purify premises.
135
19
16
44
88
86
128
33
17
17
261
Inspectors of Nuisances
JOHN BAXTER,
GEORGE COX HEAD,
RICHARD EMBLIN,
ROBERT BOTT.