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 1905
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playgrounds, (f) unsuitable sanitary offices, (g) dilapidated
premises, (h) danger from fire, etc.
It is only fair to state that the "standard" set, and maintained,
in the past by the Education Department has been
very low.
Taking Lambeth Borough, the London County Council
Reports show as follows:—
1.—Suitable (13, i.e., 33.3 per cent.).
Harleyford Road (St. Anne's), Gaskeil Street (St. John
Bowyer's), Anderson's Walk (St. Saviour's), 61, Stamford
Street (St. Patrick Benevolent), Waterloo Road (St.
John's with All Saints), Trent Road (Roman Catholic),
Railton Road (St. Jude's), Heme Hill Road (St. Saviour's
—Girls and Infants), Vassall Road (Christchurch—Infants),
Camberwell New Road and Warham Street (St.
John's), Halstead Street (St. Michael's), Stockwell Road
(Stockwell College, Practising), and Lambeth Road Boys
(St. Mary's).
2.—Suitable, if restored, or if suggested alterations are
carried out (15, i.e., 38.5 per cent.).
Cornwall Road (St. Patrick's), Kennington Oval (St.
Mark's), Gye Street (St. Paul's), St. Oswald's Place (St
Peter's), Carlisle Street (Holy Trinity), Roupell Street (St.
Andrew's), Lambeth Road (St. Mary's—Infants), Prince's
Road (St. Mary-the-Less—Boys), Brixton Hill (Wesleyan), Eden
Road (Wesleyan), Elder Road (St. Luke's—Infants), Church
Road, Brixton (St. Matthew's), Cancell Road, (Christchurch—
Boys and Girls), Lingham Street (St. Andrew's), Denmark
Road (St. Matthew's).
3.—Suitable (or could be made so), but inconvenient (2,
i.e., 5.1 per cent.).
Dorset Road (St. Stephen's), and Canterbury Road (St.
John's).
4.—Unsuitable (9, i.e., 23.0 per cent.).
Devonshire Road (St.
Barnabas).
Premises inconvenient and dilapidated.
Sanitary offices bad.
Small yards for playgrounds.