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 Parish of Lambeth during the year 1898
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A. Public Health (London) Act and Metropolis
Local Management Act.
Notices served (Preliminary and Statutory) 8375
Works Structural :—
Drainage defective 1598
lntercepting Traps with Fresh Air Inlets requ'red 763
Ventilating Pipes required 911
Indoor Sinks connected with the Drain 563
Rain Water Stack Pipes connected with the Drain 416
Bath Waste connected with the Drain 27
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern 56
Closet Pan and Connections Defective 968
Water Supply to Closet Defective 541
Closet Dilapidated 319
Draw-Off from Main for Drinking Purposes required ... 501
Dust Bins Defective 815
Premises Dilapidated 98
Ventilation under the Floors required 176
Roofs Dilapidated 145
Soil Pipes Defective 76
Paving Defective 941
Damp and Unwholesome Houses 76
Dung Receptacles required 185
Works not Structural:—
Cisterns Dirty 85
Manure Accumulations 71
Underground Rooms occupied 91
Animals improperly kept 39
Stopped Drains 141
Overcrowding 274
Foul Urinals 14
Through Ventilation provided 9
Refuse Accumulations 49
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply 456
Dirty Premises 995
12129
B. Infectious Diseases Notification.
Notices served , ... ... 2094
Nature of Work.—To disinfect infected rooms (with stripping
off of wall papers and general cleansing as may be necessary),
bedding, clothes, etc.
C. Housing; of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
Notices served 44
Nature of Work.—To put premises into proper order and condition,
or to close and demolish them.