London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION "C" —SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
The following table gives a summary of the inspections, etc.,
carried out by the district sanitary inspectors, food inspectors and
housing inspectors during the year
| Reason for inspection | West | North | South | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District sanitary inspectors : | ||||
| Dwelling-houses — PH Act | 1358 | 1251 | 646 | 3255 |
| Dwelling-houses — Housing Act | 712 | 832 | 379 | 1923 |
| Houses let in lodgings | — | — | — | — |
| Applications for rehousing | 119 | 151 | 33 | 303 |
| Rent Acts and Landlord and Tenant Acts | 23 | 17 | 26 | 66 |
| Notice from builder | 136 | 100 | 95 | 331 |
| Building licences and certificates for | ||||
| materials | — | — | — | — |
| Infectious diseases | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| Infestation | 44 | 115 | 60 | 219 |
| Factories, mechanical | 72 | 78 | 32 | 182 |
| Factories, non-mechanical | 11 | 16 | 25 | 52 |
| S47 National Assistance Act | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| Outworkers | 154 | 116 | 169 | 439 |
| Smoke observations | 2 | — | 6 | 8 |
| Offensive trades | — | — | — | — |
| Keeping of animals in such a state as to | ||||
| be a nuisance | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Water certificates | 22 | 46 | 141 | 209 |
| Futile visits | 892 | 1407 | 587 | 2886 |
| All other matters | 650 | 892 | 262 | 1804 |
| Reinspections | 5110 | 6467 | 3289 | 14866 |
| Totals | 9340 | 11508 | 5765 | 26613 |
| Food inspectors : | ||||
| Notice from builder | 58 | 104 | 12 | 174 |
| Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act. | 7 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Infectious diseases | 14 | 24 | 15 | 53 |
| Infestation | 27 | 39 | 4 | 70 |
| Factories, mechanical | 55 | 55 | 103 | 213 |
| Factories, non-mechanical | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Smoke observations | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| Food shops—registered... | 105 | 186 | 274 | 565 |
| Food shops — not registered | 138 | 132 | 276 | 546 |
| Milkshops and dairies | 109 | 133 | 60 | 302 |
| Icecream premises | 202 | 190 | 176 | 568 |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 250 | 152 | 262 | 664 |
| Bakehouses | 98 | 49 | 23 | 170 |
| Other shops | 7 | 175 | 16 | 198 |
| Food inspections | 323 | 346 | 150 | 819 |
| Sampling | 422 | 285 | 264 | 971 |
| Markets and stalls | 3 | 1222 | 514 | 1739 |
| Pharmacy and poisons | 87 | 78 | 17 | 182 |
| Slaughterhouses | 2 | 33 | — | 35 |
| Futile visits | 80 | 23 | 6 | 109 |
| All other matters | 451 | 349 | 145 | 945 |
| Reinspections | 819 | 729 | 368 | 1916 |
| Totals | 3258 | 4306 | 2705 | 10269 |