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Lambeth 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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Deaths Certified and Uncertified.
4987 deaths were certified by registered medical practitioners.
259 were certified by inquests, and 127 were returned as uncertified.
Cow Houses and Slaughter Houses.
The following Licenses were granted, and discontinued.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
Old Licenses renewed 78
Old Licenses discontinued 1
New Applications refused 2
Total number of Licensed Slaughter Houses, 78.
COW HOUSES.
Old Licenses renewed 76
Old Licenses discontinued 3
Total number of Cow Houses in Lambeth, 76.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supplied by the Lambeth and Southwark Companies
has been throughout the year clear, bright, and well filtered.
On no occasion has the water been turbid.
The daily average quantity supplied by the Lambeth and
Southwark Companies was 36,054,020 gallons, or 23.3 gallons per
person.

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Samples.Samples procured.Samples adulterated.
Preserved Beef2-
Tinned Mutton1
Catsup1-
Jam12-
Butter7-
Pickles3-
Tea5-
Tinned Ox Tail1-
Lime Juice1-
Vinegar3-
Marmalade1-
Burnt Almonds1-
Tapioca7-
Sauce2-
Sago3-
Bloater Paste3-
Ale3-
Porter3-
Lentil Flour1-
Ground Ginger1-
Baking Powder6-
Preserved Plums1-
Tinned Salmon3-
„ Lobster2-
Arrowroot1-
29940
Summonses Issued, 41. Convictions, 40. One Summons not served, the defendant having moved away.