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 Borough]
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93
Female Conveniences visited and inspected—
Public (visits paid) 827
Private -
Schools visited—
Public (visits paid) -
Private —
Special places visited and inspected—
(a) Restaurants 198
(b) Private Houses* 651
(c) Outworkers 176
Workshops (0), Out-workers (20), Restaurants (198) and
Private Houses (570) t reinspected 788
Written Intimation and Statutory Notices served 312
No. of Workshops J, etc., in which defects were found 328
No. of Workshops}:, etc., in which no defects were found 955
Nuisances referred to M.O.H., for attention by Male
Inspectors 16
Particulars of Defects found, by Female Inspectors.
Workshops‡, etc.—
Workrooms—
Overcrowded, Damp, Dirty, etc. 31
Defective or Dirty—
Yards, Floors, Roofs, Windows, Ceilings, Rain Water
Pipes, Sink Wastes, or Premises generally 268
Sanitary Appliances : Water Closets—
Dirty, unventilated, choked, Defective or with
Defective Tanks or Water supplies 140
Sanitary Appliances: Drainage—
Defective 7
Sanitary Appliances: Dustbins—
Wanting or Defective 57
Lavatories—Dirty or Defective 3
No separate suitable sufficient W.C. accommodation for
the sexes 2
Miscellaneous Defects, e.g., Defective Chimneys 45
*Tuberculosis cases (240), Ophthalmia cases (1), School children
(enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids, 367), Housing Enquiries (2), special complaints
(39), Expectant Mothers (2).
†Tuberculosis cases (517), and special complaints (53).
‡Workshops include Work-places.