Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Stockwell Ward.—Acre Lane, Broomsgrove Road, Clark'-, Row,
Eastcote Street, Garden Row, Milstead Street, lngleton
Street, Lingham Street, Northall Street, Stockwell Cottages,
Stockwell Grove, Stockwell Mansions.
Brixton Ward.—Baker Street. Bolton Street, Bishop's Road,
Danes Road, Farrar Street, Hackford Road, Industry
Terrace, Ivan's Place, Belgrave, Commerce, Grosvenor,
Kenyon, Loughboro' and Prince's Mansions (Coldharbour
Lane), St. Mark's Road.
Heme Hill Ward.—Anstey Road, Cambria Road, Clarewood
Mews, Geneva Terrace, Heron Road, Probert Road.
Tulse Hill Ward.— -Bankton Road, Bartley Street, Brandon
Road, Cornwall Koad, EfTra Terrace, Mill Lane, Milstead
Street, Stewart's Place, Thomas Place, Tregenna Street.
Norwood Ward.—Benton's Lane, Beaconsfield Cottages, Carnac
Street, Charlotte Place, Change Alley, Dibden's Cottages,
Durham Terrace, East Place, East Street, Gipsy Road,
Gladstone Terrace, Hamilton Grove, Knight's Hill Square,
Railway Cottages, Rommany Road.
A total of 2308 houses have been inspected during 1907,
and in 297 (i.e., 12.9 per cent.), a result was obtained from the
chemical test applied to the drains. A total of 3547 nuisances
were found to exist in 1529 houses (i.e., in 66.2 per cent, of
the total houses inspected), but many were of a trifling nature,
and not in any sense dangerous to the health of the inmates.
Summary.
Number of houses inspected 2308
Number of houses in which a result was obtained
from test (chemical) applied to drains 297
Number of houses in which nuisances were found to
exist 1529