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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Public (visits paid) | 855 |
| Private | — |
| Schools visited— | |
| Public (visits paid) | 1 |
| Private | — |
| Special places visited and inspected— | |
| (a) Private Houses* | 648 |
| (b) Outworkers | 175 |
| Workshops (o), Outworkers (5), and Private Houses (248)† reinspected | 253 |
| Written Intimation and Statutory Notices served | 144 |
| No. of Workshops‡, etc., in which defects were found | 144 |
| No. of Workshops‡, etc., in which no defects were found | 775 |
| Nuisances referred to M.O.H., for attention by Male Inspectors | 5 |
| Workrooms— | |
| Overcrowded, Damp, Dirty, etc. | 113 |
| Defective or Dirty— | |
| Yards, Floors, Roofs, Windows, Ceilings, Rain Water Pipes, Sink Wastes, or Premises generally | 100 |
| Sanitary Appliances : Water Closets— | |
| Dirty, unventilated, choked, Defective or with Defective | |
| Tanks or Water supplies | 41 |
| Sanitary Appliances : Drainage— | |
| Defective | 1 |
| Sanitary Appliances : Dustbins— | |
| Wanting or Defective | 18 |
| Lavatories—Dirty or Defective | 0 |
| No separate suitable sufficient W.C. accommodation for the sexes | 6 |
| Miscellaneous Defects, e.g., Defective Chimneys | 7 |
* Tuberculosis cases (227), Ophthalmia cases (i), School children (323, e.g.,
enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids 251 and Rheumatism 72), Housing Enquiries (7),
and special complaints (90).
† Tuberculosis cases (70), Investigations re Rheumatism (15), Enlarged Tonsils
and Adenoid cases (19), and special complaints (144).
‡ Workshops include Work-places.