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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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ham, the remainder being sent away by barges or deposited on shoots
in the Borough. The following are the figures for 1934:—
Tons.
Home Park Destructor 18,442
Molesworth Street Destructor 16,639
Barged away 8,313
Shoots 140
Totals 43,534
The figures for disposal include 442 tons of trade refuse
delivered by tradesmen to the Council's dust destructors, and 262
tons of market refuse.
The work of the male Sanitary Inspectors is summarised in the following statement:—
| On complaint | 1,424 |
| After Infectious Disease | 1,624 |
| Notice from Builder | 555 |
| Other Inspections | 2,794 |
| Re-inspections | 8,733 |
| New Dwellings, for Water Certificates | 1,262 |
| Number of Intimation Notices Served | 1,746 |
| Number of Statutory Notices Served | 495 |
| Premises Cleansed and Repaired | 1,459 |
| Drains Entirely Reconstructed | 175 |
| Drains Repaired | 315 |
| Water-closets Cleansed or Repaired | 701 |
| Soil-pipes Renewed or Repaired | 210 |
| Waste-pipes Renewed or Repaired | 543 |
| Rainwater Pipes Renewed or Repaired | 198 |
| Roof and Gutters Repaired | 526 |
| Dampness in Premises Remedied | 610 |
| Yards Drained or Paved | 355 |
| Dust-bins Provided | 304 |
| Water-cisterns Cleansed or Covered | 34 |
| Water Fittings Repaired | 86 |
| Additional water supplies provided to tenement houses | 19 |
| Defective Fire-places remedied | 263 |
| Offensive Accumulations Removed | 83 |
| Urinals Cleansed or Repaired | 29 |
| Animals Improperly Kept | 19 |
| Other Nuisances Remedied | 1,084 |