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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 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: The work of the Inspectors for the year as derived from the Table VI, embodied in the Medical Officer's Report, may be summarized as follows:—

The work of the Inspectors for the year as derived from the Table VI, embodied in the Medical Officer's Report, may be summarized as follows:—

House drains repaired, cleansed, trapped, or ventilated96
Privies and water-closets repaired, cleansed, supplied with water, or new ones provided91
New dust-bins provided and old ones repaired, &c.147
New cisterns provided and old ones repaired, &c.42
Removals of accumulations of dung and other offensive matter45
Removals of animals improperly kept38