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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
Camberwell 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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RETURN OF WORK FOR THE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1927.
| Description of Work. | Inspections. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. W. Scudamore. | E. R. Collins. | G. G. Morley. | M. Malina. | H. C. Green. | R. F. Nash. | W. T. Worsfold. | D. Glenday. | A. L. Dobson. | D. H. Pickard. | L. W. Burrell. | W. Eagle (Retired). | H. W. Leonard. (Resigned). | Miss O'Riordan. | Mrs. Scudamore. | ||
| Complaints received | 224 | 317 | 340 | 268 | 379 | 329 | 509 | 395 | 345 | 322 | 306 | 19 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 3,837 |
| Complaints found to be justified | 209 | 275 | 259 | 257 | 308 | 284 | 379 | 335 | 299 | 279 | 215 | 19 | – | 9 | 1 | 3,128 |
| Following complaints (general) | 140 | 299 | 251 | 192 | 265 | 284 | 312 | 201 | 293 | 246 | 271 | 2 | 21 | – | – | 2,777 |
| Following complaints (overcrowding) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 59 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 94 | 15 | 6 | – | 15 | – | – | 326 |
| Re-inspections | 1,516 | 2,515 | 2,150 | 679 | 2,139 | 1,047 | 1,336 | 1,345 | 1,829 | 1,392 | 1,049 | 98 | 289 | – | – | 17,384 |
| Systematic house-to-house | 148 | 185 | 139 | 134 | 131 | 21 | 171 | 157 | 178 | 218 | 51 | 5 | – | – | – | 1,538 |
| Re-inspections | 168 | 204 | 387 | 708 | 689 | 36 | 849 | 775 | 830 | 1,409 | 180 | 19 | 14 | – | – | 6,268 |
| Houses let in lodgings | – | – | 2 | 223 | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 265 |
| Re-inspections | – | – | 12 | 969 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 998 |
| Tenements | – | 2 | – | 36 | – | – | 38 | – | 37 | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | 141 |
| Re-inspections | – | 10 | 97 | 67 | – | – | 98 | 294 | 6 | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | 714 |
| Underground living and sleeping rooms | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Re-inspections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bent (Restrictions) Act | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Re-inspections | 91 | 24 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | – | 10 | – | – | – | 137 |
| New Buildings | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dwelling houses | 63 | 330 | 47 | 44 | 121 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 72 | 5 | – | – | 690 |
| Business premises | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 96 |
| Re-inspections | 87 | 271 | 28 | 45 | 229 | 627 | 39 | 225 | 58 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,653 |
| Following infectious disease | 94 | 93 | 116 | 132 | 211 | 128 | 171 | 176 | 204 | 200 | 121 | 11 | 37 | 54 | – | 1,748 |
| Re-inspections | 185 | 768 | 519 | 103 | 700 | 345 | 377 | 653 | 632 | 449 | 19 | 137 | 134 | – | – | 5,021 |
| Factories | 28 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 26 | 72 | 86 | 115 | 54 | 1 | – | 46 | 253 | 79 | 897 |
| Workshops. | 46 | 40 | 50 | 115 | 34 | 25 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 61 | – | – | 77 | 267 | 275 | 1,269 |
| Workplaces | 27 | 8 | 18 | – | – | 2 | 10 | – | 39 | 83 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 249 |
| Bakehouses | 56 | 27 | 58 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 22 | – | 20 | – | – | 361 |
| Offensive rades | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Outworkers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 868 | 1,554 | 2,422 |
| Smoke complaints received | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 |
| Smoke observations | 29 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 4 | – | 16 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 19 | – | 7 | – | – | 151 |
| Smoke nuisances found | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | – | – | – | – | 34 |
| Re-inspections | 73 | 33 | 245 | 458 | 32 | 14 | 202 | 164 | 346 | 291 | 34 | 10 | 48 | – | – | 1,950 |
| Fish carers' premises | 19 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 110 |
| Fried fish shops | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | – | 20 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 80 |
| Ice cream premises | 31 | 41 | 99 | 37 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | 497 |
| Milk shops and dairies | 154 | 37 | 167 | 74 | 46 | 80 | 123 | 44 | 167 | 68 | 55 | 1 | 79 | – | – | 1,095 |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 68 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 17 | – | 20 | 23 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 204 |
| Sale of Food Order | 49 | – | – | 7 | 47 | 884 | 103 | 253 | 125 | 55 | 156 | – | – | – | – | 1,679 |
| Slaughter houses | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 129 | – | – | 42 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 185 |
| Other food premises | 92 | 66 | 113 | 211 | 152 | 1,024 | 117 | 550 | 230 | 119 | 372 | – | 10 | – | – | 3,056 |
| Street Markets | 2 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 80 | 107 | 56 | 54 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 446 |
| Re-inspections | 347 | 62 | 216 | 128 | 79 | 82 | 103 | 18 | 165 | 133 | – | 10 | 39 | – | – | 1,382 |
| Rag and bone dealers | – | 3 | – | 16 | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 55 |
| Railway stations | 4 | 76 | 47 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 128 |