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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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SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK carried out by the Male Sanitary Inspectors
| Lewisham Division. | Sydenham and Forest Hill Division | Lee Division | Workshops | house to House. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description or Work | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper | Mr. J. Crowther | Mr. H. King | Mr. B. A Knappett | Mr. E. T Pldwell | Mr. R. White | Mr. A. H. Gray | Mr. J. H. Berry. | Mr. Holifield | Total |
| Premises inspected | 365 | 407 | 540 | 719 | 664 | 662 | 1039 | 221 | 247 | 4864 |
| Complaints received | 72 | 86 | 105 | 191 | 98 | 247 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 853 |
| Intimation Notices served | 149 | 222 | 184 | 220 | 97 | 195 | 115 | 229 | 1455 | |
| Statutory ,, ,, | 46 | 43 | 45 | 85 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 10 | 15 | 360 |
| House to house inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 90 | 242 | 482 |
| Visits to Milkshops | — | 7 | 2 | 15 | — | 16 | 252 | — | — | 292 |
| ,, Bakehouses | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 187 | — | — | 190 |
| ,, Cowsheds | 8 | — | 12 | 24 | 51 | — | — | — | 142 | |
| ,, Slaughterhouses | 19 | 62 | 12 | — | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | 167 |
| ,, Houses let in lodgings | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Re-inspections and re-visits | 1369 | 1418 | 1548 | 1662 | 1395 | 1615 | 5155 | 759 | 831 | 15752 |
| Nuisances discovered :— | ||||||||||
| Dirty and Dilapidated Premises | 83 | 66 | 72 | 122 | 70 | 61 | 167 | 59 | 98 | 798 |
| Defective Roofs | 19 | 16 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 32 | 98 | 7 | 56 | 295 |
| Defective Rainwater Pipes and Gutters | 19 | 45 | 18 | 56 | 25 | 63 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 296 |
| Damp Premises | 9 | 33 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 213 |
| Defective Drains .— | ||||||||||
| 80 | 56 | 35 | 37 | 52 | 42 | — | 9 | — | 311 | |
| 9 | 39 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 286 | |
| Defective Water Closets :— | ||||||||||
| 39 | 117 | 92 | 44 | 68 | 78 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 464 | |
| (b) ,, repair | 11 | 47 | 73 | 57 | 31 | 83 | 79 | 11 | 47 | 439 |
| Defective Waste Pipes | 26 | 54 | 26 | 82 | 30 | 109 | 15 | 14 | 85 | 441 |
| Defective Soil and Ventilating Pipes:— | ||||||||||
| 21 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 10 | — | 2 | 192 | |
| 9 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 155 | |
| Defective Dustbins | 17 | 60 | 31 | 79 | 31 | 50 | 45 | 12 | 100 | 425 |
| Foul or uncovered Drinking Water Cisterns | 2 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 87 | 9 | — | 204 |
| Over-crowded rooms | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Defective or Unpaved Yards | 39 | 36 | 45 | 72 | 20 | 48 | 46 | 22 | 67 | 395 |
| Offensive accumulations | 4 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 111 |
| Improperly kept Animals | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 30 |
| Houses without proper Supply of Water | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 1 | — | 76 |
| Water Certificates granted | 1 | 20 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | — | 69 |
| Visits to Workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | — | — | 431 |
| Visits to Restaurants | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 44 |