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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 1915
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
During the year house-to-house inspection was carried
out in the following roads:—
Ronver Road,
Butterfield Street,
Raglan Street,
Clyde Place.
The total number of houses inspected was 529, and the
nature of the defects found and remedied is shewn in the
following summary. In 81 houses no nuisance was found which
necessitated the service of a notice under the Public Health
(London) Act.
No nuisance 66
Ashbin 21
Animals —
Cleansing 44
Covers on cisterns —
Drains repaired 2
Dampness 56
Drains relaid 1
Dilapidations —
Gutters defective —
Insufficient ventilation under floor —
Light insufficient —
Roofs defective 35
Rain-water pipes defective 8
Refuse accumulations —