[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth] page 19

Lambeth 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TABLE I.

Return, showing the Number and Nature of Nuisances attended to in the Parish of Lambeth, and the steps taken to abate

the same, between the 25th March, 1869, and the 25th March, 1870.

Houses in a unwholesome state cleansed.	No. of houses in which Fever and Small Pox has occurred disenfected.		Houses with bad drainage, drained.		Cesspools emptied or abolished.		accumulations of				Obstructed drains remedied.		Defective or untrapped drains remedied.		Offensive smells in houses abated.		Pigs Removed.		Foul or offensive Urinals cleansed.		Gullies cleansed		New Ashpits erected.
Houses in a unwholesome state cleansed.			Houses with bad drainage, drained.		Cesspools emptied or abolished.		Dust removed.		Dung, Ac., removed.		Obstructed drains remedied.		Defective or untrapped drains remedied.		Offensive smells in houses abated.		No. of cases.	No. of Pigs.	Foul or offensive Urinals cleansed.		Gullies cleansed		New Ashpits erected.
263	82		182		152		289		281		430		67		14		19	88	18		13		383
Water supply provided.	Trade nuisances abated.	Smoke nuisances abated.		Dangerous structures removed.		No. of workshops inspected.		Unwholesome fish destroyed.				Unwholesome vegetables destroyed.				No. of Slaughter houses inspected.		No. of Cow houses inspected.	No. of Bakehouses inspected.	No. of notices served.		No. of summonses and orders issued.
Water supply provided.	Trade nuisances abated.	Smoke nuisances abated.		Dangerous structures removed.		No. of workshops inspected.		No. of cases.		No. of fish.		No. of cases.		No. ofcauliflowera, Ac.		No. of Slaughter houses inspected.		No. of Cow houses inspected.	No. of Bakehouses inspected.	No. of notices served.		No. of summonses and orders issued.
105	4	4		72		102		19		1557		3		310		109		92	215	1809		52

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In addition to the above 1,335 Houses were systematically inspected and improvements made as under.

Number of Houses Inspected.	Number of improvements effected.	Number of houses cleansed and whitewashed.	Number of dilapidated houses repaired.	Number of yards paved or improved.	Number of water receptacles improved.	Number of defective drains improved.	Foul and offensive closets improved.	Number of houses provided with ventilation.	Dangerous structures removed.
1,335	778	201	120	76	170	85	33	77	16
JOHN BAXTER, GEORGE COXHEAD, Insptctors. EICHARD EMBLIN,