Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Ventilating Pipes defective or wanting 82
Indoor Sinks defective or direct to Drain | 432 |
Rain Water Stacks connected with Drain or defective | 565 |
Bath Waste connected with Drain or defective | 6 |
Closet Pan and Connections Defective | 323 |
Water Supply to Closet Defective | 311 |
Closet Dilapidated | 140 |
Draw-off Main for Drinking Purposes required | 16 |
Dust Bins Defective | 435 |
Premises Dilapidated | 483 |
Roofs Dilapidated | 1054 |
Soil Pipes Defective | 73 |
Paving Defective | 335 |
Damp and Unwholesome houses | 568 |
Defective Water Pipes, Taps, &c. | 98 |
No W.C. Accommodation | 29 |
Copper, Fireplace, or Chimney, &c., defective | 406 |
Manhole defective | 35 |
Windows, Floors, Doors, &c., defective | 669 |
Gullies defective, or stopped | 115 |
Cistern defective | 25 |
Dung Receptacle required | 7 |
Walls and Ceilings defective | 1078 |
Washhouses dilapidated | 144 |
Stables unsuitable | 3 |
7,769 | |
Works, not Structural— | |
Cisterns Dirty | 21 |
Manure Accumulations | 33 |
Underground Rooms illegally occupied | 7 |
Effluvia and Smoke Nuisances | 87 |
Animals Improperly Kept | 45 |
Stopped Drains | 302 |
Overcrowding | 46 |
Foul Urinals | 18 |
Refuse Accumulations | 134 |
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply | 101 |
Dirty Premises | 2468 |
Stagnant Water Accumulations | 24 |
Rats Nuisance | 157 |
Bakehouses Dirty | 128 |
Lighting and Ventilation Insufficient | 43 |
Plunging Eye defective | 14 |
3,628 |
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