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Lambeth 1870

[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 SAINT MARY, LAMBETH, from the
25th MARCH, 1870, to the 25th MARCH, 1871.
Houses in
an unwholesome
state
cleansed.
Houses in
which
Small Pox
and Fever
occurred
Disinfects.
Houses
with bad
drainage,
drained.
Cesspools
emptied
or
abolished.
Obstructed
drains
remedied.
Defective
or
untrapped
drains
remedied.
Accumulations of
Swine kept in an
unwholsome state
Foul
Urinals
cleansed
or
improved.
Obstructed
or untrapped
Gullies
remedied.
Dust
bins
provided.
Water
supply
provided
or
improved.
Offensive
smells in
houses
abated.
Closets
provided
or
improved
Yards
paved
or
limewashed.
Dust
removed.
Dung, &c.,
removed.
No. of
Cases.
No of
Pigs.
262
770
155
33
357
127
349
186
32
167
16
23
218
224
21
49
16
Animal
and
Vegetable
matter
removed.
Trade
Nuisances
abated.
Ventilation
provided
or
improved.
Smoke
Nuisances
abated.
Dangerous
structures
removed.
Infringement
of
workshops
regulation
Act.
Unwholesome
Fish.
Unwholesome
Fruit
destroyed.
Illegral
Slaughtering
Sheep,
&c.
Infected
Bedding
destroyed.
No. of
Cases.
Total
number of
Nuisanceattended
to.
Number
of
Slaughter
houses
inspected.
Number
of
Cow
houses
inspected
Number
of
Hakehouses
inspected.
Number
of
Notices
Served.
Number
of Summonses
and Orders
issued.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Fish.
17
3
30
8
87
1
15
2447
4 Seives
of
Currants
2
19
2896
104
95
219
1974
38
In addition to the above 1466 Houses have been Inspected and Sanitary Improvements effected as under
Houses in an unwholesome
state, cleansed.
Delapidated Houses
repaired.
Yards Paved or
Limewashed.
Water supply provided
or improved.
Untrapped, or defective
Drains remedied.
Dad smells abated.
Ventilation provided
or improved.
230
144
81
101
41
5
106
Inspectors of Nuisances,
JOHN BAXTER,
GEORGE COXHEAH,
RICHARD EMBLIN.