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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 1898
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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II.—WORKSHOPS:—Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found.
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Districts, and the | Inspectors in charge thereof. | Totals. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh. | Bishop's Hooper. | Prince's. Jones. | Vauxhall and Stockwell. | Brixton. | Tulse Hill. Smith. | Norwood. Barfoot | |||||||
| Jackson. | Wallis. | Bowden. | Baxter. | Perrin. | Gavin. | Bott. | |||||||
| Ventilation | satisfactory | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 127 |
| not | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | |
| Cleanliness | satisfactory | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 110 | |
| not | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | |
| Workrooms | damp | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
| not | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 128 | |
| Workrooms | warm | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 131 |
| not | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Result of testing of drains | no result | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 102 |
| defects found | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 14 | 32 | |
| State of sanitary fittings, &c. | good | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 103 |
| bad | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 31 | |
| Soil pipe | ventilated | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 42 | |
| not ventilated | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 | ||
| no soil pipe | ... | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 63 | |
| Position of W.C. | outside | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 60 | |
| inside | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 38 | |
| outside & inside | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | ||
| No W.C. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Separate W.C. accommodation (where required) | Yes | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 127 |
| No | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 7 | |
| Yes | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| No | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 126 | |