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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 1902
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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CLERICAL STAFF.
The Clerical Staff consists of 3 Clerks—a chief (W. R.
Lawrence), a second (A. L Baxter), a third (W. J. Lawrence),
and a junior, or boy (E. G. Wood)—two of whom
are able to type and shorthand write.
The Clerical work in connection with the Department
during 1902 deserves recognition, and will best be realised
in the form of the following Statement, shewing the work
done in the Borough during 1901 and 1902, as compared
with the yearly average for the old Parish of Lambeth
during five years (1896-1900).
Average
1902. 1901. 5 years
(1896-1900)
Borough. Parish.
Letters, etc., received (entered in letter book) 8760 9417 8611.4
Letters, etc., sent out (entered in postal book) 19504 21703 26096.6
Notices served—
Infectious Diseases 3789 1848 2290.2
Public Health Acts (Preliminary) 5732 7195 7812.0
Public Health Act (Statutory) 722 7 2015.0
Housing of the Working Classes Act — 13 43.6
Cases entered in Inspectors' Report Books 8930 7821 8307.2
Complaints entered in book 4378 5421 5474.0
Copies of Infectious Diseases Notifications—
(a) Entered in Notificatioin Book 4426 2025 2619.2
(b) Sent off to Asylums Board 4426 2025 2619.2
Notices of Infectious Diseases sent to Schools 3410 2425 1953.6
Workshops (with full particulars) entered up
in Register 105 69 144.6
Milkshops (with full particulars) entered up
in Register — 458 —
Cowsheds (with full particulars) entered up
in Register — — 6.6
Slaughter-houses (with full particulars) entered
up in Register — — 9.2
Bakehouses (with full particulars) entered
up in Register — — 51.6
Water Certificates for new buildings given out 420 183 112.2
Disinfection Certificates given out 5186 2710 1010.2
Stamps used 17398 14274 19730.6
Reports to Committee (Fortnightly) 20 21 20.2
Reports to Vestry (Monthly and Quarterly) 4 4 17.0
Special Reports 15 12 12.2
Letters Typed 5816 4867 4905.4
Bacteriological Reports 466 479 546.0
Inland Revenue Certificates given out 2723 360 719.5
Summonses and Orders entered in Book 50 22 98.6
* These averages refer to two and three years only respectively.