Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Nature of Nuisances found and dealt with under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Dirty walls and ceilings of rooms 794
Defective roofs or rain water pipes 319
Defective yard paving 514
Detective flushing apparatus in water closets 263
Water closet pan foul 107
Gully or drains stopped 85
Drinking water tap defective, making walls damp 32
Floors defective 75
No dust-bins (or dust-bins defective or dilapidated) 344
Damp premises 226
Overcrowding 21
Defective water closets 266
Defective drains 364
Defective or deficient vent pipes or soil pipes 102
Defective sink wastes (or not undertrapped) 250
Defective manhole covers 8
Animals improperly kept 26
Cisterns uncovered or dirty 117
Improper water supply 100
Forecourts insufficiently paved or unpaved 118
Water closets insufficiently lighted or ventilated 6
Want of proper dung receptacles 11
Want of ventilation under floors 109
Mica valves defective 100
Underground rooms illegally occupied 3
Accumulations of manure 11
Defective traps 11
Sinks connected direct to drains 44
Verminous rooms 20
Total 4446