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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 1899
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1899
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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. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh. | Bishop's and Prince's. | |||||||||||||||
| Jackson.. | Wallis. | Hooper. | Jones. | Howes. | Vauxhall and Scockwd . | brixton. | Tulse Hill. Smith. | Norwood. Barfoot | Totals | |||||||
| Bowden. | Baxter, | Perrin. | Gavin. | Bott. | ||||||||||||
| Ventilation | satisfactory | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 84 | ||
| not | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||
| Cleanliness | satisfactory | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 60 | |||
| not | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 27 | ||||
| Workrooms | damp | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||||
| not | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 86 | ||||
| Workrooms | warm | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 87 | ||||
| not | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Result of testing of drains | no result defects found | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 71 | |||
| 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | Jt" 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||
| State of sanitary fitting's, &c. | rood | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 67 | |||
| bad | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 20 | ||||
| Soil pipe | ventilated | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 44 | ||||
| not ventilated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | ||||
| no soil pipe | 5 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| Position of W.C. | outside | 4 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | |||
| inside | 3 | 3 | 2 | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | |||
| outside & inside | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| No W.C. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||||
| Separate W.C. accommodation (where required) | Yes .. | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 81 | ||
| No .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 6 | |||
| Communication (direct) between W.C.'s & rooms | Yes .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| No .. | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 85 | ||||
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