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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Premises. | Number of Places | No. of Inspections 1905 | No. of Notices 1905. | No. of Prosecutions 1905 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1904. | Added in 1905. | Removed in 1905. | On Register at end of 1905 | ||||
| Milk premises | 152 | 40 | 29 | 163 | 277 | 17 | — |
| Cow sheds | 16 | — | 1 | 15 | 122 | 5 | 1 |
| Slaughter houses | 16 | — | — | 16 | 140 | — | — |
| Other offensive Trade premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice cream premises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Registered houses Let in Lodgings | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 241 | a 6 b 58 | — |
a Overcrowding, b For other conditions.
Total number of intimation notices served for all
purposes, '2447.
Overcrowding:—Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded
38, remedied 38, proceedings, nil.
Underground rooms:—Illegal occupation dealt with and
number of rooms closed, nil.
Insanitary Houses:—Number closed under the Public
Health (London) Act and Housing of the Working Classes
Act nil.
Premises cleansed under Section '20 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, nil.
Number of persons accommodated during the year in
shelter provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, 1.