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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 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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Table: A. Public Health (London) Act and Metropolis Local Management Acts.

A. Public Health (London) Act and Metropolis Local Management Acts.

Notices (Preliminary and Statutory)12694
Works, Structural :—
Drainage defective1378
Intercepting Traps with Fresh Air Inlets required241
Ventilating Pipes required261
Indoor Sinks connected with the Drain571
Rain Water Stack Pipes connected with the Drain750
Bath Waste connected with the Drain68
Traps Defective, or of Obsolete Pattern763
Closet Pan and Connections Defective1041
Water Supply to Closet Defective906
Closet Dilapidated608
Draw-off from Main for Drinking Purposes required101
Dust Bins Defective907
Premises Dilapidated207
Ventilation under Floors required58
Roofs Dilapidated406
Soil Pipes Defective89
Paving Defective1205
Damp and Unwholesome Houses69
Dung Receptacles required21
Works not Structural:—
Cisterns Dirty104
Manure Accumulations49
Underground Rooms occupied12
Animals Improperly Kept21
Stopped Drains356
Overcrowding65
Foul Urinals24
Refuse Accumulations51
No Water Supply or Defective Water Supply178
Dirty Premises2081
12591

Table: B. Infectious Diseases Notification.

B. Infectious Diseases Notification.

Notices served (1900 infected houses)2074
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1906.
Inspections9896
Re-inspections63021
Infectious Houses visited2074
Complaints attended to7540
Cases of Infectious Disease notified2074
(a) Cases under treatment at Home482
(b) Cases removed to Hospital1592
Cases of Non-Notifiable Diseases dealt with2388
Houses disinfected1941
Rooms disinfected4061
Bedding, etc., disinfected22850
Bedding, etc., destroyed419
Dust Yards, Manure Depots and Brickfields, inspections of318
Drains tested (with chemical, water, or both)10389
Sanitary Works completed6075
Plans of drainage reconstructions received and approved486
Premises the Drains of which have been totally or partly reconstructed714
Articles procured for the Analyst—
(a) Food and Drugs1500
(b) Water—
Special Smoke observations and enquiries560
New Workshops inspected and registered112
Bakehouses inspected (including 70 underground)214
Cowhouses inspected15
Slaughter-houses inspected27
Restaurants (new) inspected and registered—
Outworkers'Rooms visited181