London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1894

The annual report on vital and sanitary statistics, 1894

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Table: Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management Act.

Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management Act.

Notices served4641
Works Structural:—
Drainage Defective1082
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Air Inlets required621
Ventilating Pipes required604
Indoor Sinks connected with the Drain642
Rain Water Stack Pipes connected with the Drain764
Bath Waste connected31
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern1558
Closet Pans and Connections Defective655
Water Supply to Closet Defective166
Closet Dilapidated145
Draw Off from Main for Drinking Purposes required460
Dust Bins Defective519
Premises Dilapidated105
Ventilation under the Floors required411
Roofs Dilapidated314
Soil Pipes Defective41
Paving Defective381
Damp and Unwholesome Houses63
Dung Receptacles required110
Works not Structural:—
Cisterns Dirty83
Manure Accumulations66
Underground Rooms occupied30
Animals improperly kept26
Stopped Drains137
Overcrowding58
Ballast Burning6
Foul Urinals6
Swine improperly kept1
Refuse Accumulation46
No Water Supply79
Dirty Premises336
Through Ventilation provided37
9583
Number of Summonses and Orders issued62