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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 30.
REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK. (Male Inspectors )
| Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division. | Lee Division | Work-shops | House to House | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description OF Woks | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper | Mr. H. King | Mr. E. T Pidwell | Mr. B. A. Knappett | Mr. R. White | Mr. J. Daltry | Mr. A. H. Gray | Total for Whole Boro. |
| Complaints by Residents | 65 | 90 | 79 | 116 | 188 | 13 | 42 | 593 |
| Premises inspected | 661 | 576 | 762 | 784 | 653 | 1996 | 873 | 6305 |
| Re-inspections of Works in progress | 2096 | 1729 | 1343 | 2260 | 1734 | 842 | 5658 | 15662 |
| Intimation Notices served | 250 | 226 | 104 | 269 | 184 | 138 | 658 | 1829 |
| Statutory Notices ordered | 187 | 154 | 86 | 133 | 134 | 54 | 84 | 832 |
| Statutory Notices served | 61 | 36 | 22 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 220 |
| Premises repaired, cleansed, &c. | 120 | 79 | 110 | 125 | 57 | 214 | 407 | 1112 |
| Defective Roofs, Stackpipes, &c., remedied | 57 | 11 | 55 | 63 | 55 | 18 | 305 | 564 |
| Drains re-constructed | 208 | 44 | 36 | 95 | 68 | — | 27 | 478 |
| Drains repaired | 28 | 61 | 32 | 91 | 65 | 5 | 20 | 302 |
| Drains ventilated | 39 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 65 | - | 7 | 158 |
| Stackpipes, Sinks, Bath Wastes, &c., disconnected from drains | 102 | 78 | 9 | 25 | 121 | - | 367 | 702 |
| Gulley Traps provided | 185 | 48 | 80 | 216 | 194 | 1 | 60 | 784 |
| Water Closets reconstructed | 151 | 43 | 80 | 132 | 100 | 2 | 43 | 551 |
| Water Closets repaired | 30 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 65 | 119 | 52 | 371 |
| Water Closets supplied with water | 15 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 96 | 223 |
| Soil Pipes reconstructed | 56 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 41 | - | - | 187 |
| Soil Pipes repaired and ventilated | 6 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 77 | 175 |
| Dustbins provided | 38 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 69 | 21 | 149 | 364 |
| Water Supply to Houses reinstated | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 12 | 11 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 51 | 87 | 249 |
| Water Certificates issued | — | 3 | 29 | 1 | 93 | 135 | 151 | 412 |
| Premises over-crowded | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| Yards paved | 75 | 44 | 21 | 152 | 57 | 43 | 157 | 549 |
| Removal of offensive accumulations | 9 | 29 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 125 |
| Dung Vaults erected or repaired | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Animals improperly kept | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| Visits to houses let in lodgings | 45 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bake-house inspections | — | — | 11 | 8 | 7 | 253 | - | 279 |
| Milk-shop ,, | — | 1 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 455 | - | 530 |
| Cow-shed ,, | 7 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 59 | - | - | 126 |
| Workshop „ | - | - | - | - | - | 820 | - | 820 |
| Slaughter-house ,, | 19 | 12 | 36 | 13 | 26 | - | - | 106 |
| House-to-house ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | 675 | 675 |
| Legal proceedings | — | — | — | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |