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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE DEFECTS.
(Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management
Act.)
No. of Notices served 11043
Works, Structural—
Drainage Defective 1051
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Inlets required 119
Ventilating Pipes required 220
Indoor Sinks connected with Drain 206
Rain Water Stacks connected with Drain 560
Bath Waste connected with Drain 102
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern 700
Closet Pan and Connections Defective 861
Water Supply to Closet Defective 916
Closet Dilapidated 691
Draw-off Main for Drinking Purposes required 221
Dust Bins Defective 863
Premises Dilapidated 963
Ventilation under Floors required 321
Roofs Dilpidated 702
Soil Pipes Defective 81
Paving Defective 1196
Damp and Unwholesome Houses 327
Dung Receptacles required 21
Defective Water Pipes 48
No W.C. Accommodation 6
10175
Works, not Structural—
Cisterns Dirty 406
Manure Accumulations 39
Underground Rooms occupied 29
Animals Improperly Kept 36
Stopped Drains 221
Overcrowding 31
Foul Urinals 16
Refuse Accumulations 141
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply 470
Dirty Premises 5089
6478