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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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HOUSE-TO HOUSE INSPECTION.
During the year house-to-house inspection was carried
out in the following roads:—
Bath Place,
Bird-in-hand Passage
Blackshaw's Alley,
Bradford Road,
Chaplin Street,
Coombe Road,
Dallas Road,
Fir Street,
Hindsley Place,
Kent House Lane,
Maddin Road,
Mill Road,
Plane Street,
Patrol Place,
Porthcawe Road,
Prospect Road,
Rosamond Street,
Relinque Road,
Rowland Grove,
Taylor's Lane,
Wells Road,
Willow Walk,
Sydenham,
Winchfield Road.
The total number of houses inspected was 7(54, and the nature of the defects found and remedied is shewn in the following summary. In 68 houses no nuisance was found which necessitated the service of a notice under the Public Health (London) Act.
| Dirty premises | 377 |
| Dilapidated premises | 229 |
| Defective drains | 7 2 |
| Defective vent shafts and soil pipes | 113 |
| Defective or foul w.c.'s | 124 |
| Insufficient water to w.c. | 53 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 110 |
| Defective yard traps and gullies | 75 |
| Defective rain-water pipes | 101 |
| Defective rain-water gutters | 109 |
| Defective and leaky roofs | 194 |
| Damp walls | 147 |
| Defective window frames | 130 |
| Insufficiently ventilated floors | 74 |
| Defective dustbins | 174 |
| Defective yard paving | 268 |
| Uncovered drinking water cisterns | 176 |
| Insufficient lighting | 194 |
| Insufficient ventilation | 76 |
| Over-crowded rooms | 2 |
| Verminous premises | 32 |
| Other defects | 186 |