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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 1909
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
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Table 29. ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. | Number of Places. | No. of Inspections 1909 | No. of Notices 1909. | No. of Prosecutions 1909. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1908. | Added in 1909. | Removed in 1909. | On Register at end of 1909 | ||||
| Milk premises | 178 | 57 | 49 | 186 | 530 | 16 | - |
| Cow sheds | 14 | — | — | 14 | 126 | 2 | - |
| Slaughter houses | 16 | — | 1 | 15 | 106 | — | - |
| Other offensive Trade premises | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ice cream premises | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Registered houses Let in Lodgings | 15 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | |
| Restaurants | 54 | - | 4 | 50 | 83 | 12 | - |
| Bakehouses | 98 | 2 | 7 | 93 | 279 | 6 | - |
| Stable Yards, etc. | 49 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 55 | - | - |
Total number of intimation notices served for all
purposes, male inspectors 1829, female inspectors 255—Total
2084.
Overcrowding:-Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded
18, and workrooms 11-remedied all, proceedings, nil.
Underground rooms:—Illegal occupation dealt with and
number of rooms closed, nil.
Insanitary HousesNumber closed under the Public
Health (London) Act and Housing of the Working Classes
Act, nil: Numbers repaired and re-opened 6.
Premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, 6.