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 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. | Yardspaved or limewashed. | Animal and Vegetable matter removed. | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
JOHN BAXTER, GEORGE COX HEAD, RICHARD EMBLIN, ROBERT BOTT. |