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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Summary of notices served in 1950
Table 22
| West | North | South | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation notices:— | ||||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 1002 | 1167 | 429 | 2598 |
| Informal intimations under Factories Act, 1937 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 40 |
| Informal intimations under Housing Act, 1936 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Total intimations | 1034 | 1184 | 441 | 2659 |
| Statutory notices : Public Health (London) Act, 1936: | ||||
| Nuisances | 311 | 421 | 156 | 888 |
| Drainage (s.40) | 38 | 63 | 99 | 200 |
| Sanitary fittings (s.109) | 16 | 5 | _ | 21 |
| Dustbins (s.105) | 50 | 23 | 32 | 105 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| Factories Act, 1937 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Byelaws (other than Housing byelaws) : | ||||
| Drainage | 26 | 3 | 7 | 36 |
| Water cisterns | 9 | 7 | — | 16 |
| Water closets | - | — | 3 | 3 |
| Total statutory notices | 473 | 534 | 306 | 1313 |
Noncompliance with abatement orders
In three instances where abatement orders had been obtained, the
owners of the properties concerned, because of financial difficulties,
requested the Council to carry out the works required to comply with
the orders in default, and to recover the cost by instalments.
Nuisances remedied
Table 23
| Nuisance | West | North | South | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed and repaired | 736 | 542 | 255 | 1533 |
| Drains repaired and/or reconstructed | 40 | 62 | 81 | 183 |
| WC's cleansed or repaired | 109 | 110 | 36 | 255 |
| Soil pipes renewed or repaired | 28 | 26 | 21 | 75 |
| Waste pipes renewed or repaired | 50 | 35 | 41 | 126 |
| RWP's renewed or repaired | 106 | 82 | 49 | 237 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 538 | 402 | 197 | 1137 |
| Dampness in premises remedied | 507 | 271 | 117 | 895 |
| Yards drained or paved | 31 | 23 | 10 | 64 |
| Dustbins provided | 49 | 25 | 20 | 94 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or repaired | 15 | 9 | - | 24 |
| Water fittings repaired | 33 | 65 | 33 | 131 |
| Defective fireplaces repaired | 233 | 151 | 71 | 455 |
| Offensive accumulations | - | _ | _ | _ |
| Other nuisances remedied | 20 | 19 | 16 | 55 |
| TOTALS | 2495 | 1822 | 947 | 5264 |