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Lambeth 1872

[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, 1872, to the 24th MARCH, 1873. (52 weeks.)
Houses in
an unwholesome
state
cleansed.
Houses
with bad
drainage,
drained.
Cesspools
emptied
or
abolished
Obstructed
drains
remedied.
Defective
or
untrapped
drains
remedied
Foul
Urinals
cleansed
improved
Accumulated
Of
Swine Removed
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
Animal
and
vegetable
matter
removed.
Dust
removed
Dung
removed
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Pigs.
473
241
24
398
260
23
757
303
65
253
44
441
646
30
73
147
11
Trade
Nuisances
abated.
Ventilation
provided
or
improved.
Smoke
Nuisances
abated.
Dangerous
structures
removed.
Illegal
slaughtering
Sheep,
&c.
Animals
Improperly
kept.
Unwholesome
meat seized.
Unwholesome
Fish condemned
and destroyed.
Unsound
Fruit
seized.
Total
Number of
Nuisances
attended
to.
Number
of
Slaughter
houses
Inspected
Number
of
Cow
houses
Inspected
Number
of
Bakehouses
Inspected
Number
of
Notices
Served.
Number
of Summonses
or Orders
Issued.
No. of
cases.
Weight
No. of
cases.
No. of
Fish.
2
135
4
64
1
7
2 182lbs.
Also 16 cwt. condemned
and
destroyed.
22
5251
108
Oranges.
3220
105
94
223
1470
108
Inspectors of Nuisances,
JOHN BAXTER,
GEORGE COXHEAD,
RICHARD EMBLIN,
ROBERT BOTT.
In addition to the above, 401 Houses have been Disinfected, in which Small Pox and Fevers have occurred, and the following articles of
Bedding destroyed, viz.:—
Number
of Cases.
Feather
Beds.
Feather
Bolsters.
Feather
Pillows.
Flock Beds.
Flock Bolsters
Flock Pillows.
Mattresses.
Palliasses.
Blankets
or Bugs.
Sheets.
Number of
Notices Served
to cleanse and
purify premises
94
12
7
14
78
46
88
42
20
18
8
401