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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | Offensive drainage. Newman's house reported by Mr. Brown | June | |
| Loampit Hill, Lewisham | No drainage or water supply | August, September, December | |
| Lewisham | Occasional offensive accumulations at Mr. Phillips's yard, from decomposing grains and manure | September, November | |
| Laurel Brook, Perry Vale, Sydenham | Offensive drainage into ditches | January, 1858 | |
| Montpelier Row, Blackheath | Undrained | April, July, January, 1858 | |
| Mill Terrace, Lewisham | Drainage into stream | August | |
| Montpelier Vale, Blackheath | Mr. Hopkins's, greengrocer, and adjacent privies full & overflowing into cellar, and whole yard and house offensive from same cause (fever) | August, December, and January, 1858 | |
| North Surrey Industrial School | Marsh land at back of | January, February, 1858 | |
| Ditto, ventilation of infirmary | Insufficiently ventilated and badly constructed for its purpose | January, June, August, September | |
| North Cottages, Lewisham | Drainage into river | August | |
| Osborne Place, Blackheath | No drainage | February, March, May | Drained |
| Oakfield Road, Penge | Stagnant water | February | |
| Orchard Place, Sydenham | Undrained and unhealthy; overflow into stream | January and February, 1858 | |
| Perry Rise | Drainage from Shaw's Cottages in open ditch, injurious to health | January | |
| Pound's Mews | Privies | February, 1857, and January, 1858 | |
| Phoenix Square | Dirty and not paved and insufficiently drained | February, April, | |
| Paragon Mews | No drainage; offensive smells. House adjoining | February, March, April, September, | |
| Reeve's stables privy under staircase, most offensive. (Two cases fever) | November, December, and January and February, 1858 | ||
| Poplar Row | No water supply | February | |
| Penge | Offensive and filthy ditch at back of houses in main street | March, December, and January, 1858 | |
| Perry Vale, Sydenham | Offensive drainage from Shaw's Cottages, &c. | March | |
| Park End | A drain from several houses here runs across railway into ditches by Perry Vale | March | Not remedied |