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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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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 | 10,490 | |
| Re-visits | 26,313 | |
| Complaints received | 5,085 | |
| Water Certificates issued (983 separate houses or tenements including 36 blocks of tenements) | 80 | |
| Drains tested (with chemical, water or smoke test) | 4,140 | |
| Sanitary Works completed | 4,364 | |
| Sanitary Nuisances | 14,050 | |
| 1. | Bath Waste : | |
| (a) directly connected to drain | 3 | |
| 57 | ||
| 2. | Basement dwellings : | |
| 15 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 3. | Ceilings and walls : defective | 852 |
| 4. | Chimney : defective | 75 |
| 5. | Copper : defective | 94 |
| 6. | Damp condition of premises | 1,013 |
| 7. | Dilapidated condition of premises | 215 |
| 8. | Door: defective | 130 |