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Lambeth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOPS:—Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found in 1912.
| Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found. | Marsh. | Bishop's. | Prince's. | Vauxhall | Stockwell. | Brixton. | Heme Hill. | Tulse Hill. | Norwood | Totsls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilation | satisfactory | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 56 | |||
| not | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Cleanliness | satisfactory | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 57 | |||
| not | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Workrooms | damp | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| not | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 57 | ||||
| Workrooms | warm | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 56 | |||
| not | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| State of Sanitary fittings, &c. | good | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 55 | |||
| bad | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||
| Soil pipe | ventilated | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 47 | |||
| not ventilated | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | ||||
| no soil pipe. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Position of W.C. | outside | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | 19 | |||
| inside | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||||
| outside and inside | • • • | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | ||||
| no W.C. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Separate W.C. accommodation (sufficient and suitable) | Yes | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 18 | |||
| No | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| Communication (direct) between W.C.s and rooms | Yes | ... | ... | . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| No | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 57 | ||||
| required—persons of one sex only being employed in the other 33 cases. * In only 6 of these 39 cases was separate W.C. accommodation K2 | ||||||||||||||