London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Informal Schedules | 145 | |
| Formal Notices | 9 | 154 |
| Total | 5,450 | |
| 7 Summonses were issued, with results as follows :— | ||
| Convictions | 2 | |
| Summons withdrawn on costs | 1 | 3 |
| — | — | |
| Convictions | — | |
| Summons withdrawn | 1 | |
| Summons withdrawn on costs | — | |
| Summons dismissed on costs | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 7 |
Sanitary Staff.
The Sanitary Inspectorial Staff consists of 11 district Sanitary
Inspectors, 2 special Sanitary Inspectors (Food), 2 special
Sanitary Inspectors (Housing), 1 special Sanitary Inspector
(overcrowding), 2 women Sanitary Inspectors, 1 Infant Life
Protection Visitor, and 4 women Health Visitors—all whole-time
officers. The work carried out by these various officers is set out
in tabular form.
| Inspections | 11,168 |
| Re-visits | 28,911 |
| Complaints received | 4,953 |
| Water Certificates issued (635 separate houses or tenements including 20 blocks of tenements) | 97 |
| Drains tested (with chemical, water or smoke test) | 3,972 |
| Sanitary Works completed | 4,226 |
| Sanitary Nuisances | 12,639 |