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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Number of cases in which defects were found | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||
| To H. M. Inspector | By H. M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1.) | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S. 2.) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3.) | — | - | — | — |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S.4.) | - | - | _ | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6.) | — | - | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7.) | — | — | — | — |
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | 2 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | _ | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 9 | 9 | 2 | — |
| TOTALS | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
In no case was a prosecution instituted.