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Lambeth 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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The concluding Table gives the death-rates of London, of
the South Districts of London, of the Parish of Lambeth, and of
each of its eight sub-divisions; whence it appears that the deathrate
of Lambeth was considerably less than that of the entire
Metropolis; and that, with the exception of the Lambeth Church
Second District, in which the adult workhouse is situated, the
death-rate of each District of the Parish was less than the
average of the Metropolis. Had the mortality of Lambeth been
proportionate to the mortality of the Metropolis, there would
have been 3,528 deaths registered, instead of 3,076.

TABLE I.

PARISH OF ST. MARY, LAMBETH.

DESCRIPTION OF NUISANCE.No. of Complaints of each Class.No. of Notices served to abate Nuisances of each Class.No. of Cases of each Class in which the cause of Nuisance was abated on Notice.No. of Cases of each Class in which the cause of Nuisance has not been abated on Notice.No. of Cases of each Class for which Summonses were taken out.No. of Cases of each Class for which Magistrates' orders for abatement were made.REMARES.
Foul Privies133613361295122925In consequence of the Magistrates objecting to make Orders for necessary Constructive Works, the process of Summoning has been discontinued, and the enforcement of such Works is confined to the Notice and Order of Vestry, issued for the purpose of carrying the same into Execution.
Defective Drains1457145714361299
Overcharged Cesspools202020.........
Filthy Dwellings990990980...1010
Want of Ashpits76676675412......
Dust and Garbage852Verbal851...1...
Dung & other Filthy Accumulations.606055...54
Offensive Gullies42Verbal42.........
Filthy Highways37Verbal37.........
Offensive Urinals666.........
Offensive Smells from Trades282827...1...
Offensive Slaughter Houses422...22
Swine373730...75
Obstructions of Highway717169...21