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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Visits | Re-visits | |
| New Buildings | 155 | 1,273 |
| Alteration to existing drainage, etc | 1,559 | 2,089 |
| Bakehouses | 75 | - |
| Butchers Shops | 604 | - |
| Restaurants | 265 | 89 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 44 | 1 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 157 | - |
| Milk shops | 212 | - |
| Public Houses | 33 | - |
| Other Food Premises | 655 | 5 |
| Animals improperly kept | - | - |
| Personal uncleanliness | 2 | - |
| Exhumations | - | - |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 127 | 77 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 18 | 1 |
| Rodent Control | 1,239 | 1,306 |
| Unclassified | 945 | 213 |
| Caravans | 16 | - |
| 17,931 | 11,996 | |
| The number of complaints received, including rat and mouse infestations, was | 3,750 |
| Number of Drains tested by District Inspectors | 1,438 |
| Number of Drains tested by Rodent Officer | 149 |
| 1,587 | |
| Dangerous structures notified to London County Council | 23 |
| Dirty Premises | 13 |
| Verminous Premises | 85 |
| Defective Roofs | 771 |
| Defective rainwater pipes and gutters | 262 |
| Damp Premises | 357 |
| Defective drainage and sanitary fittings | 864 |
| Choked drainage | 468 |