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Lewisham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Civil building licences
Increasing difficulties were experienced by the district sanitary
inspectors in getting urgently needed repair work done to dwellinghouses.
These difficulties were partly due to shortages of material, partly
to shortage of labour, partly to multiplicity of licences and permits
which might be required. As from May, 1948 the health department
was allocated a monthly quota of the money which could be authorised
to be spent on repair work in the borough, and the sanitary inspectors
issued the necessary licences, either at the same time or following the
intimation or nuisance notices.
The following table shows the monthly value of civil building licences issued by the health department from the commencement of the arrangement in May until the end of the year:—
Table 17
| Month | Total issued on intimation notice | Total issued on nuisance notice | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| May | 36,517 | 15,433 | 51,950 |
| June | 23,162 | 23,782 | 46,944 |
| July | 24,111 | 23,354 | 47,465 |
| August | 22,551 | 6,406 | 28,957 |
| September | 24,005 | 22,120 | 46,125 |
| October | 24,298 | 20,740 | 45.038 |
| November | 35,041 | 2,697 | 37,738 |
| December | 32,906 | 2,911 | 35,817 |
| TOTALS | £222,591 | £117,443 | £340,034 |
SECTION "E"—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Analysis of Milk Milk Suplly
During the year under review, 33 samples of milk were submitted
by the Council's inspectors to the Public Analyst for examination and
none of these samples was certified as adulterated or below standard.
average composition of the samples is set out in the following table:-
Table 18
| Period | Average composition of samples examined. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of | |||
| Milk fat | Solids not fat | Water | |
| First quarter | 3.52 | 8.69 | 87.79 |
| Second quarter | 3.24 | 8.67 | 88.09 |
| Third quarter | 3.50 | 8.72 | 87.78 |
| Fourth quarter | 3.93 | 9.04 | 87.03 |
| Average for year | 3.54 | 8.78 | 87.67 |