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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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TABLE M. Giving number of infected houses with percentages of (1) General Defects, and (2) Defective Drains, during 1898 and the Seven preceding years.
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | Average for last 7 years 1891-97 | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Infected Houses | 1417 | 2430 | 3179 | 2012 | 2111 | 2417 | 2374 | 2277 | 2094 |
| Number of Houses with defects found | 903 =63.7% | 1474 =60.7% | 1641 =51.6% | 1089 =54.1% | 993 =4704% | 1177 =487% | 1210 =50.9% | 1212 4 =53.2% | 1044 =49.9% |
| Number of Houses with defective drains found | 316 =22.3% | 720 =24.7% | 658 =20 6% | 464 =23.06% | 392 =18.6% | 423 =17.5% | 390 =16.4% | 480.4 = 21.1% | 351 =16.9% |
| Number of Houses with no defects found | 514 =36.3% | 956 =39.3% | 1538 =48.4% | 923 =45.9% | 1118 =52.96% | 1240 =51.3% | 1164 =49.1% | 1064.7 =46.8% | 1050 =50.1% |
N.B.—Only 16.9 per cent. of the houses showed with the test detective drains, no results
being obtained in the other cases.