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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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| Notices served | 5169 |
| Works Structural:— | |
| Drainage Defective | 1161 |
| Intercepting Traps with Fresh Air Inlets required | 549 |
| Ventilating Pipes required | 561 |
| Indoor Sinks connected with the Drain | 763 |
| Rain Water Slack Pipes connected with the Drain | 674 |
| Bath Waste connected with the Drain | 46 |
| 'I'raps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern | 1248 |
| Closet Pan and Connections Defective | 748 |
| Water Supply to Closet Defective | 173 |
| Closet Dilapidated | 184 |
| Draw Off from Main for Drinking Purposes required | 501 |
| Dust Bins Defective | 614 |
| Premises Dilapidated | 76 |
| Ventilation under the Floors required | 374 |
| Roofs Dilapidated | 218 |
| Soil Pipes Defective | 71 |
| Paving Defective | 431 |
| Damp and Unwholesome Houses | 47 |
| Dung Receptacles required | 142 |
| Works not Structural:— | |
| Cisterns Dirty | 76 |
| Manure Accumulations | 69 |
| Underground Rooms occupied | 42 |
| Animals improperly kept | 31 |
| Stopped Drains | 121 |
| Overcrowding | 62 |
| Ballast Burning | 3 |
| Bodies Removed | 1 |
| Foul Urinals | 9 |
| Through Ventilation provided | 11 |
| Refuse Accumulations | 52 |
| No Water Supply | 196 |
| Dirty Premises | 432 |
| 9685 | |
| No. of Summonses and Orders issued | 58 |
Details as to Summonses and Orders taken out and obtained
during 1895, with penalties and costs amounting in all to
^"58 2s. od., are given in full on pages 84 to 94.
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