Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Summary of notices served
Table 22
West | North | South | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intimation notices:— | ||||
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 155 | 183 | 87 | 425 |
Factories Act, 1937 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
Informal intimations, Housing Acts | 3 | 11 | — | 14 |
Informal Intimations, Offices, Shops, etc., Act | — | 48 | 31 | 79 |
Total intimations | 159 | 245 | 118 | 522 |
Statutory notices :— | ||||
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 137 | 116 | 52 | 305 |
Factories Act, 1961 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
Clean Air Act, 1956* | 156 | 127 | _ | 283 |
Housing Acts | 10 | 29 | — | 39 |
Byelaws | 23 | 36 | 43 | 102 |
Total statutory notices | 330 | 308 | 96 | 734 |
*The vast majority of these were for late applications (those received later than
a month before the Orders became operative) and were served to safeguard Ministry
and Borough Council grant.
Repairs carried out
Table 23
Repairs | West | North | South | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired | 82 | 38 | 52 | 172 |
Roofs repaired | 36 | 20 | 16 | 72 |
Dampness remedied | 147 | 108 | 75 | 330 |
Brickwork repaired | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Chimneys repaired | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Drains cleared | 22 | 14 | 10 | 46 |
Drains repaired | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Drinking water cisterns repaired | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Dustbins supplied | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Doors and door frames repaired or renewed | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
Flushing cisterns repaired, renewed or cleansed | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
Flush pipes repaired or renewed | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Firegrates, etc., repaired or renewed | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Flooring repaired or renewed | 43 | 27 | 15 | 85 |
Dry rot remedied | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
Gullies renewed, repaired or cleansed | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Gutters repaired | 25 | 24 | 25 | 74 |
Refuse cleared | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Rainwater pipes repaired | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Soil pipes repaired, ventilated or renewed | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
Sinks provided | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
Sashcords renewed | 38 | 18 | 18 | 74 |
Water closets repaired or renewed | 28 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
Walls and ceilings cleansed. | — | — | — | — |
Windows and frames repaired or renewed | 15 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
Water service pipes repaired or renewed, water supply restored | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
Yards and areas paved | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Glazing | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Painting | 2 | — | 4 | 6 |
Other repairs | 19 | 13 | 19 | 51 |
TOTALS | 552 | 381 | 343 | 1,276 |