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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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112
B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE
EFFECTS.
(Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis
Local Management Act.)
No. of Notices served 11174
Works, Structural—
Drainage Defective 1062
Intercepting Traps wth Fresh Inlets required 87
Ventilating Pipes required 194
Indoor Sinks connected with Drain 251
Rain Water Stack Pipes connected with the Drain 654
Bath Waste connected with the Drain 96
Traps defective, or of Obsolete Pattern 585
Closet Pan and Connections Defective 907
Water Supply to Closet Defective 701
Closet Dilapidated 758
Draw-off Main for Drinking Purposes required 298
Dust Bins Defective 604
Premises Dilapidated 609
Ventilation under Floors required 172
Roofs Dilapidated 320
Soil Pipes Defective 69
Paving Defective 1051
Damp and Unwholesome Houses 196
Dung Receptacles required 20
Defective Water Pipes 41
No W.C. Accommodation 4
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