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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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BYELAWS MADE BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
| Date of hearing | Offence | Fine £ | Costs | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 7 Sept. | Unlawfully carrying on the business of rag dealer contrary to the byelaws. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Warnings
In addition to legal proceedings authorised for contravention of
statutory law, warning letters were sent in respect of the following
matters, where the evidence or the circumstances were not sufficient to
warrant legal proceedings being instituted:—
Foreign matter in sausages (cloth). (Food and Drugs).
Sale of dried parsley containing 8.2 percent siliceous matter.
(Food and Drugs).
Mice excreta in bread. (Food and Drugs).
Foreign body in bread. (Food and Drugs).
APPENDIX C
List of special reports submitted to the Health Committee by the Medical Officer of Health during 1953 :—
| january 6 | Willow Way clearance area— preliminary report. |
| January 6 | Recent increase in deaths in the borough of borough residents. |
| March 3 | Willow Way and nearby area— proposed slum clearance. |
| March 31 | Slaughterhouses. |
| June 9 | Destruction of pigeons. |
| June 9 | South Eastern Gas Board, gas works, Bell Green. |
| June 9 | Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951. |
| June 9 | Emergency help at Coroner's Court and mortuary. |
| June 9 | Old People's voluntary affiliated organisations— grants. |
| July 7 | South Eastern Gas Board— gas works, Bell Green. |
| September 8 | Accidents in the home. |
| September 8 | Establishment and grading of sanitary inspectors. |
| September 8 | Basement bakehouses. |
| September 8 | Food hygiene. |
| October 6 | Slum clearance programme, 1956/60. |
| October 6 | Food hygiene propaganda. |
| November 3 | South Eastern Gas Board— alleged nuisances at Bell Green gas works. |
| November 3 | Smokeless zones. |
| December 1 | Two ? atmospheric pollution incidents. |