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]
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Lee | Lewisham | Sydenham and Forest Hill | Work shops | House to House | |||||||
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Description of Work | Mr. R. White | Mr. J. F. Charlesworth | Mr. J. A. K. Cooper | Mr. R. J. Davis | Total | Mr. E. T. Pidwell | Mr. B. A. Knappett , | Total | Mr. J. Daltry | Mr. A. H. Gray | Total for Whole Boro. |
Premises inspected | 584 | 345 | 491 | 989 | 1825 | 928 | 654 | 1582 | 846 | 816 | 5653 |
Re-inspections of Works in progress | 2011 | 768 | 1087 | 1316 | 3171 | 1155 | 1190 | 2345 | 1190 | 4925 | 13642 |
Premises repaired, cleansed,&c | 68 | 54 | 85 | 55 | 194 | 70 | 94 | 164 | 94 | 341 | 861 |
Defective Roofs, Stackpipes, &c. remedied | 93 | 31 | 39 | 79 | 149 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 11 | 267 | 613 |
Drains re-constructed | 141 | 49 | 135 | 53 | 237 | 58 | 86 | 144 | 7 | 177 | 706 |
Drains repaired | 142 | 38 | 24 | 33 | 95 | 52 | 75 | 127 | 117 | 71 | 452 |
Drains ventilated | 108 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 13 | 76 | 329 |
Stackpipes,Sinks, Bath Wastes, &e..disconnected from drains | 121 | 47 | 58 | 46 | 151 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 19 | ' 51 | 411 |
Gulley Traps provided | 208 | 93 | 193 | 107 | 393 | 167 | 281 | 448 | 29 | 164 | 1242 |
Water Closets reconstructed | 139 | 45 | 97 | 61 | 203 | 113 | 155 | 268 | 38 | 97 | 745 |
Water Closets repaired | 101 | 15 | 25 | 59 | 99 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 65 | 41 | 388 |
Water Closets supplied with water ... | 48 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 111 | 271 |
Soil Pipes reconstructed | 73 | 22 | 58 | 18 | 98 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 268 |
Soil Pipes repaired and ventilated | 82 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 216 |
Dustbins provided | 98 | 4 | 23 | 53 | 80 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 8 | 133 | 426 |
Premises over-crowded | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
Yards paved | 106 | 16 | 42 | 104 | 162 | 49 | 117 | 166 | 6 | 233 | 673 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 54 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 63 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 173 |
Dung Vaults erected or repaired... | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | |
Animals improperly kept | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 24 |
Water Supply to Houses reinstated | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 34 | 15 | 100 | 115 | 78 | 43 | 121 | 7 | 229 | 506 | |
Water- Certificates issued | 46 | 23 | 155 | 631 | 809 | 127 | 137 | 264 | 33 | 147 | 1299 |
Complaints by Residents | 341 | 131 | 154 | 38 | 373 | 105 | 129 | 234 | 7 | 4 | 959 |
Visits to Lodging-houses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 324 |
Visits to Bake-houses | 105 | 47 | 184 | — | 231 | 115 | 98 | 213 | — | 549 | |
Visits to Milk-shops | 125 | 95 | 182 | 11 | 288 | 125 | 88 | 213 | — | — | 626 |
Visits to Cow-sheds | 52 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 36 | -— | — | 124 |
Workshops visited | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 701 | — | 701 |
Visits to Slaughter-houses | 57 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 65 | — | — | 169 | |
House-to-house inspections | 31 | — | — | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 567 | 640 |
Intimation Notices served | 214 | 100 | 238 | 180 | 518 | 137 | 169 | 306 | 10;. | 552 | 1695 |
Statutory Notices ordered | 127 | 75 | 204 | 75 | 354 | 87 | 51 | 138 | 27 | 182 | 828 |
Statutory Notices served | 50 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 74 | 49 | 26 | 75 | 9 | 96 | 306 |
Legal proceedings | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |