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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Premises. | Number of Places | No. of Inspections 1914 | No. of Notices 1914. | No. of Prosecutions 1914. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1913. | Added in 1914. | Removed in 1914. | On Register at end of 1914 | ||||
| Milk 231'emises | 166 | 1 | 19 | 148 | 292 | — | — |
| Cow sheds | 13 | — | 2 | 11 | 142 | — | — |
| Slaughter houses | 15 | — | — | 15 | 167 | — | — |
| Other offensive Trade premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Registered houses Let in Lodgings | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 14 | — |
| Restaurants | 46 | _ | _ | 46 | 65 | 8 | — |
| Bakehouses | 91 | — | 6 | 85 | 198 | 21 | — |
| Stable Yai'ds, &c. | 36 | — | 36 | 44 | — | — | |
a Overcrowding, b Other conditions.
Total number of intimation notices served for all
purposes, male inspectors 1585, female inspectors 167—Total
1752.
Overcrowding:—Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded
22, 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 Acts, 3; Numbers repaired
and re-opened, 7.
Premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act. 1904, 16.