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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 1913

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

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91
B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE
EFFECTS.
(Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis
Local Management Act.)
No. of Notices served 10866
Works, Structural—
Drainage Defective 987
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Inlets required 102
Ventilating I'ipes required '206
Indoor Sinks connected with Drain 197
Rain Water Stacks connected with the Drain 531
Bath Waste connected with the Drain 73
Traps defective, or of Obsolete Pattern 601
Closet Pan and Connections Defective 807
Water Supply to Closet Defective 909
Closet Dilapidated 651
Draw-off Main for Drinking Purposes required 195
Dust Bins Defective 798
Premises Dilapidated 804
Ventilation under Floors required 302
Roofs Dilapidated 501
Soil Pipes Defective 51
Paving Defective 1103
Damp and Unwholesome Houses 296
Dung Receptacles required 9
Defective Water Pipes . 37
No W.C. Accommodation 7
9167