London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 abolishedObstructed drains remedied.Defective or untrapped drains remediedFoul Urinals cleansed improvedAccumulated OfSwine RemovedObstructed or un-trapped Gullies remedied.Dust bins provided.Water supply provided or improvedOffensive smells In houses abated.Closets provided or improvedYards paved or lime-washedAnimal and vegetable matter removed.
Dust removedDung removedNo. of Cases.No. of Pigs.
47324124398260237573036525344441646307314711
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 InspectedNumber of Cow houses InspectedNumber of Bake-houses InspectedNumber of Notices Served.Number of Summonses or Orders Issued.
No. of cases.WeightNo. of cases.No. of Fish.
2135464172 182lbs. Also 16 cwt. condemned and destroyed.225251108 Oranges.3220105942231470108

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 BolstersFlock Pillows.Mattresses.Palliasses.Blankets or Bugs.Sheets.Number of Notices Served to cleanse and purify premises
94127147846884220188401