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Lewisham 1955

[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 daring the year:—

Reason for inspectionWestNorthSouthTotal
District sanitary inspectors:
Dwelling-houses— PH Act12319515212667
Dwelling-houses — Housing Act85017036793232
Houses let in lodgings
Applications for rehousing11014538293
Certificates of disrepair, etc.633846147
Notice from builder10112225248
Infectious diseases34282486
Infestation619057208
Factories, mechanical643417115
Factories, non-mechanical126119
S47 National Assistance Act2011940
Outworkers6572116253
Smoke observations1-_1
Offensive trades—._--
Keeping of animals in such a state as to be a nuisance38112
Water certificates474395185
Futile visits90211254482475
All other matters6716663141651
Reinspections42283844335511427
Totals84628851574623059
Food inspectors:
Notice from builder1374418199
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act8210
Infectious diseases713929
Infestation2245673
Factories, mechanical263980145
Factories, non-mechanical13-4
Smoke observations19212
Food shops — registered. .124196236556
Food shops — not registered104135165404
Milkshops and dairies429874214
Icecream premises140160114414
Restaurants and eating houses130262223615
Bakehouses604010110
Other shops1725312282
Food inspections282498102882
Sampling444281246971
Markets and stalls88405071355
Pharmacy and poisons919818207
Slaughterhouses9191
Futile visits867630192
All other matters5673691441080
Reinspections5389463931877
Totals2835449823899722