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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 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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TABLE K.
Giving number of infected houses with percentages of (1) General Defects, and (2) Defective Drains, during the years 1895 and the four preceding years.
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | Average for last 4 years 1891—94 | 1895 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Infected Houses | 1417 | 2430 | 3179 | 2012 | 2259.5 | 2111 |
| Number of Houses with defects found | 903 =63.7% | 1474 =60.7% | 1641 =51.6% | 1089 =54.1% | 1276.7 =56.5% | 993 =47.04% |
| Number of Houses with defective drains found | 316 =22.3% | 720 =24.7% | 658 =20.6% | 464 =23.06% | 539.5 =23.9% | 392 =18.6% |
| Number of Houses with no defects found | 514 —36.3% | 956 =39.3% | 1538 =48.4% | 923 =45.9% | 982.7 =43.5% | 1118 =52.96% |
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