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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 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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2.— Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||||
| 186 | 186 | ... | ... | |||
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other nuisances | 63 | 63 | ... | ... | ||
| Sanitary accommodations | insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| unsuitable or defective | 138 | 138 | ... | ... | ||
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ||||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Failure as regard lists of outworkers (S. 107) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | unwholesome (S. 108 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| infected (S. 110) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (S. 109) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 400 | 400 | ... | ... | ||
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory Act as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.