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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1902
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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| Description or Work | Lewisham Division | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Lee Dive | Work-shops | House to House | Total for Whole Boro. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. J. P. Charlesworth | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper* | Mr. R. J. Davis* | Total | Mr. E. T. Pidwell | Mr. B. A. Knappett | Total | Mr. R. White | Mr. J. Daltry | Mr. A. H. Gray | ||
| Complaints by Residents | 297 | 7 | 5 | 309 | 122 | 188 | 310 | 427 | 66 | 43 | 1155 |
| Premises inspected | 663 | 62 | 85 | 810 | 926 | 962 | 1888 | 747 | 1549 | 877 | 5871 |
| Re-inspections of Works in progress | 2295 | 88 | 155 | 2538 | 1102 | 1398 | 2500 | 1718 | 1010 | 5429 | 13195 |
| Intimation Notices served | 220 | 8 | 31 | 259 | 140 | 195 | 335 | 265 | 189 | 593 | 1641 |
| Statutory Notices ordered | 263 | 4 | 12 | 279 | 87 | 112 | 199 | 64 | 105 | 248 | 895 |
| Statutory Notices served | 20 | – | 5 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 140 | 309 |
| Premises repaired, cleansed,&c | 113 | – | 9 | 122 | 52 | 114 | 166 | 83 | 108 | 341 | 820 |
| Defective Roofs, Stackpipes, &c., remedied | 50 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 51 | 33 | 194 | 419 |
| Drains re-constructed | 96 | 7 | 18 | 121 | 65 | 60 | 125 | 80 | 15 | 59 | 400 |
| Drains repaired | 92 | – | 2 | 94 | 81 | 75 | 156 | 78 | 32 | 85 | 445 |
| Drains ventilated | 62 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 69 | 9 | 25 | 206 |
| Stackpipes,Sinks, Bath Wastes, &c.,disconnected from drains | 106 | 1 | 7 | 114 | 55 | 37 | 92 | 115 | 14 | 33 | 368 |
| Gulley Traps provided | 200 | 10 | 18 | 228 | 172 | 212 | 384 | 229 | 67 | 77 | 985 |
| Water Closets reconstructed | 99 | 4 | 9 | 112 | 130 | 135 | 265 | 147 | 44 | 67 | 635 |
| Water Closets repaired | 25 | – | 2 | 27 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 36 | 62 | 52 | 261 |
| Water Closets supplied with water | 66 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 56 | 18 | 147 | 328 |
| Soil Pipes reconstructed | 77 | 4 | 5 | 86 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 83 | 40 | 12 | 293 |
| Soil Pipes repaired and ventilated | 83 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 53 | 72 | 22 | 306 |
| Dustbins provided | 36 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 103 | 46 | 137 | 426 |
| Water Supply to Houses reinstated | 25 | – | – | 25 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 64 |
| Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 45 | 120 | 17 | 94 | 160 | 409 |
| Water Certificates issued | – | 19 | 64 | 83 | 213 | 89 | 302 | 43 | 793 | 129 | 1350 |
| Premises over-crowded | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Yards paved | 99 | 4 | 10 | 113 | 29 | 115 | 144 | 65 | 49 | 185 | 556 |
| Removal of offensive accumulations | 40 | – | 2 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 116 |
| Dung Vaults erected or re paired | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Lodging-houses registered | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 29 |
| Bake-houses visited | – | – | – | – | 15 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 39 | – | 90 |
| Milk-shops visited | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 46 | 20 | 67 | – | 133 |
| Cow-sheds visited | 8 | – | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 16 |
| Workshops visited | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 225 | – | 225 |
| Slaughter-houses visited | 7 | – | – | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | 25 |
| House-to-house inspections | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 651 | 657 |
| Legal proceedings | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 |
* Mr. Cooper and Mr. Davis commenced duty in November, 1902.