London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lambeth 1910

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

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124
Outworker's Rooms (new) registered 215
Common Lodging Houses inspected 6
Tenements inspected (Revenue Act) 101
Bacteriological Examinations made 609
Houses let in lodgings inspected 372
Notices—
Sanitary Work (Preliminary and Statutory) 10566
Infectious Diseases (Public Health Act, 1891) 1527
Housing of Working Classes Act —
Metropolis Local Management Acts 17
Sanitary nuisances abated —
(a) Structural .. 7341
(b) Non-structural 3042
Persons received at the Shelters —
Summonses issued—
Public Health Act 9
Food and Drugs Act 49
Convictions obtained—
Public Health Act 3
Food and Drugs Acts 33
MALE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
During 1910, there has been no change in the personnel
of the Male Sanitary Staff, but ex-Inspector R. Emblin
died on June 6th, 1910, having been superannuated by the
Council on May 15th, 1902, after 33 years' service.
The work carried out by the Staff is shown by the
numbers of inspections, re-inspections, etc., tabulated
throughout the Report. It is again satisfactory to note
that during 1910 in but very few cases (0.07 per cent, of the
total notices served) has it been found necessary to resort