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Lambeth 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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28.Manure: accumulation or deposit injurious to health19
29.Overcrowding27
30.Rats infestation :
(a) Industrial premises23
(b) Private premises152
31.Refuse accumulations186
32.Smoke Nuisance :
(a) from industrial premises42
(b) from private premises38
33.Stagnant Water : accumulation30
34.Underground Rooms : occupied as a dwelling ...16
35.Urinal: foul15

In addition, the District Sanitary Inspectors carried out during
1935 routine duties connected with the inspection of unsound and
unwholesome food, the supervision of bakehouses, slaughter-houses,
cow-houses, dairies, milk shops and milk stores, ice-creameries, the
market thoroughfares, outside urinals of public-houses, smoke
abatement, the men's public conveniences, factories and workshops,
and workplaces wherein males are employed, common lodginghouses,
offensive trades, houses let in lodgings, refuse and manure
depots, etc.
A great number of visits have been paid by the Inspectors in
connection with all the premises in which infectious diseases are
reported to have occurred. The opportunity afforded by such
official notifications is taken for an inspection of the sanitary state
of the property together with a test of the drains.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts, 1920-33.
During the year 29 inspections were made and 23 certificates
granted. It should be noted that since the 1933 Act a certificate,
when applied for in accordance with the provisions of the Acts, must
be granted. The administrative latitude previously permissible is
now therefore curtailed.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928.
Action taken under section 28.
In three cases only was it necessary to obtain a magistrates'
order under this Section. Several other old people were induced to
enter the London County Council Hospital without the need for
application for orders.