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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 1905
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905
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Female Conveniences visited & inspected— 1905 1904 1903 1902
| Private (visits paid) | — | — | 5 | 35 |
| Schools visited— | ||||
| Public | 18 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| Private | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Special places visited and inspected— | ||||
| 1 | — | 22 | 220 | |
| (b) Private Houses | 224 | 322 | 218 | 199 |
| (c) Out-workers | 303 | 277 | 107 | — |
| (d) Others | — | — | 3 | 5 |
| Written Intimations and Statutory Notices served | 194 | 200 | 198 | 262 |
| No. of Workshops,† etc. which no | ||||
| defects were found on inspection | 507 | 508 | 371 | 382 |
| No. of Workshops† in which defects were found on inspection | 245 | 254 | 292 | 322 |
| Work rooms— | ||||
| Overcrowded | 14 | 11 | 16 | |
| Damp | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| Dirty | 185 | 184 | 217 | 208 |
| Ill-ventilated | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Otherwise | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Defects— | ||||
| Yards | 11 | 12 | 19 | 29 |
| Floors | 4 | 11 | 18 | 19 |
| Roofs | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Windows | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Ceilings | 6 | 9 | 23 | 17 |
| Rain Waler Pipes | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Premises generally | — | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Sanitary Appliances: Wateiclosets— | ||||
| Dirty | 83 | 64 | 83 | 86 |
| Ill-lighted | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Unventilated | 7 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Choked | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Defective | 44 | 28 | 51 | |
| Defective Flushing Tanks and Water Supply | 39 | 35 | 43 | 91 |
| No separate suitable accommodation for the sexes | 7 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Drainage— | ||||
| Defective, unventilated, etc. | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
† Excluding the 259 premises wherein no female hands were found
to be employed.