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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 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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| Sink waste pipes defective | 4 |
| Ventilation insufficient | — |
| Ventilation shafts and soil pipes defective | — |
| W.c.'s defective | — |
| W.c., insufficient water | 3 |
| Window sashes, &c., defective | — |
| Yard paving | 19 |
| Yard gullies | 10 |
| Vermin | 1 |
| Various | 2 |
Number of families in occupation :—
3 houses contained three families.
29 „ „ two „
150 „ „ one family.
In accordance with the requirements of the Housing,
Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, the particulars in regard to each
inspection specified by the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulation, 1910, have been duly recorded.
COMBINED DRAINAGE.
The combined drains of the undermentioned premises
were found to be in bad order and condition, and by order of
the Council notices were served upon the respective owners,
under the provisions of the Metropolis Management Acts,
requiring the necessary alteration and amendment of the
drains:—
Nos. 2 to 16, Rutland Park; Nos. 7 to 11, Cranston Road;
Nos. 1 to 9, Elmira Street; Nos. 52 to 60, Kemble Road; Nos.
43 to 45, Perry Yale; Nos. 41 to 53, Hurstbourne Road; Nos.
174 to 182, Adelaide Road; Nos. 41 to 45, Wastdale Road;
and Nos. 30 to 34, Elderton Road.