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 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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| locality. | nature of nuisance. | when reported. | what remedy. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Street | No water supply | February, April, November | |
| Crystal Palace | Drainage from contaminates stream, and renders the ditches in Penge offensive | March, May, November, and December | |
| Camden Passage, Blackheath | Filthy and offensive drainage | April | |
| Camden Row, Blackheath | Ditto ditto | April, May, Oct., Nov., Bee., and | |
| Crystal Crescent | Filthy and undrained roads | January, 1858 February | |
| Camden Place, Blackheath | Undrained and offensive | July, January, 1858 | |
| Cowburn's Cottages, Lower Sydenham | Drainage requires immediate attention. Scarlet fever fatal | July | |
| Ditto ditto | Two deaths, scarlet fever | August | |
| Cleveland Square, Lewisham | Insufficiently drained | January, 1858 | |
| Duke's Head Inn | Drain from stables by side of public road | February | |
| Dartmouth Pas | Dirty and not paved and un | February, April, | |
| sage, Blackheath | drained | May | |
| Dartmouth Passage, corner of, Blackheath | Butcher's yard, accumulation of manure and refuse | February, May | |
| Dartmouth Row, Sydenham | Offensive drainage, very dangerous to health | March, April | Drained into sewer |
| Dartmouth Place, Sydenham | Ditto ditto | March, April, August | Partly drained into sewer |
| Dartmouth Park, Sydenham | Nuisance from brickfield | September | |
| Duffin's Cow Yard • | Offensive drainage running over footpath by railway | September | |
| Dartmouth Cottages, Lewisham | Drain into ditch immediately at back | September | |
| Dartmouth Park, Sydenham | Offensive ditch receiving drainage at the back of Park Road Terrace | October | |
| Duffin's Cow Houses | Smell complained of | January, 1858 | |
| Forest Hill | Ballast burning near New Chapel | January | |
| Forest Hill Terrace, &c. | Impassable and marshy road | January | |
| Forest Hill | Duffin's, Jauncey's, and adjacent houses not drained | February | |
| Forest Hill | Dirty privy and cesspool at Baker's, butcher | February | |
| Forest Hill | Drainage from Mr. Keats' | March | |
| Forest Hill Chapel | Insufficient ventilation | June | Remedied |
| Forest Hill | Ballast burning, prejudicial to health | July | |
| Forest Hill Station to Park End | Footpath; no gullies ; ditch filled in in constructing new sewer; damp | September |