Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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Deaths Certified and Uncertified.
5141 deaths were certified by registered medical practitioners.
270 were certilied by inquests, and 135 were returnsd as uncertified.
Cow Houses and Slaughter Houses.
The following Licenses were granted, and discontinued.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
Old Licenses renewed 75
Old Licenses discontinued 2
New Application refused 1
Total number of Licensed Slaughter Houses, 75.
COW HOUSES.
Old Licenses renewed 69
Old Licenses discontinued 7
Total number of Cow Houses in Lambeth, 69.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Public Health Act, 1875, 38 6- 39 Vict., c. 55, s. 90.
In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, an inspection
was made of 79 houses let in tenements, and a register kept of
the following particulars relating to them:—
Name and address of landlord.
Total number of rooms.
Total number of rooms let in lodgings.
Table showing the number of Cases of Infectious Diseases attended by each of the Sanitary Inspectors, together with the number of Infected Houses.
WARDS. | Infected Houses. | Smalt Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Diarrhœa | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North & SouthMarsh | I20 | 31 | 37 | 57 | I I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Bishop's & Prince's | 283 | 43 | 86 | 52 | 15 | 19 | - | 1 | 80 | 1 |
Vauxhall&Stockwell | 254 | 101 | 56 | 66 | 18 | 24 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Urixton & Norwood | 179 | 42 | 56 | 65 | 27 | 7 | - | — | — | 17 |
Total Cases | 836 | 222 | 235 | 240 | 71 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 92 |
Samples procured by the Inspectors, together with the result of Analyses, &c.
Samples. | Samples procured. | Samples adulterated. |
---|---|---|
Milk | 134 | 22 |
Bread | 30 | 1 |
Flour | 33 | - |
Mustard | 21 | 1 |
Pepper | 19 | - |
Coffee | 17 | 2 |
Condensed Milk | 5 | - |
Sweets | 4 | - |