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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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TABLE K
Giving number of infected houses with percentages of (1) General Defects, and (2) Defective Drains, during 1896 and the five preceding years.
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | Average for last 5 years 1891- 95 | 1896 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Infected Houses | 1417 | 2430 | 3179 | 2012 | 2111 | 2229.8 | 2417 |
| Number of Houses with defects found | 903 | 1474 | 1641 | 1089 | 993 | 1220 | 1177 |
| =63.7% | =60.7% | =51.67% | =54.1% | =47.04% | =54.7% | =43.7 % | |
| Number of Houses with defective drains found | 316 | 720 | 658 | 464 | 392 | 510 | 423 |
| =22.3% | =24.7% | =20.6% | =23.06% | =18.6% | =22.9% | = 17.5% | |
| Number of Houses with no defects found | 514 | 956 | 1538 | 923 | 1118 | 1009-8 | 1240 |
| =36.3% | =39.3% | =48.4% | =45.9% | =52.96% | =45.3% | =51.3% |