Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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1904 deserves recognition, and is again given in the form of the
following Statement, shewing the work done in the Borough
during 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904, as compared with the yearly
average for the old Parish of Lambeth during five years
(1896-1900).
Average
1904. 1903. 1902. 1901. 5 years
(1896-1900)
Borough. Parish.
Letters, etc., received, (entered in
letter book) 7476 7808 8760 9417 8611.4
Letters, etc., sent out (entered in
postal book) 11427 16555 19504 21703 26096.6
Notices—
Infectious Diseases 1681 1336 2430 1848 2290.2
Public Health Acts (Preliminary) 6624 8248 7812-0
Public Health Acts (Statutory) 3463 3482 12954 7195 2015.0
Metropolis Management Acts 10 27 — —
Housing of the Working Classes
Act 9 — 14 13 43.6
Cases entered in Inspectors' Report
Books 8343 8372 8930 7821 8307.0
Complaints entered in book 6630 6199 4378 5421 5474.0
Copies of Infectious Diseases Notifications—
(a) Entered in Notification Book 2023 1587 4426 2025 2619.2
(A) Sent off to Asylums Board 2023 1587 4426 2025 2619.2
Notices of Infectious Diseases sent to
Schools 1492 2117 3410 2425 1953.6
New Workshops (with full particulars)
entered up in Register 82 162 105 69 144.6
New Milkshops (with full particulars)
entered up in Register 5 5 5 458 —
New Cowsheds (with full particulars)
entered up in Register — — — — 6.6
New Slaughter-houses (with full particulars)
entered up in Register — — — — 9.2
New Bakehouses (with full particulars)
entered up in Register — — — — 51.6
Water Certificates for new buildings
given out 385 520 420 183 112.2