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Lewisham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SECTION III.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Scavenging.—The collection of house and trade refuse is
carried out by the Borough Surveyor's Department, and a weekly
collection is the rule. Horsed and low-loading motor vehicles
are used. The quantities collected in 1925 were as follows:—
Van Loads 13,185
Cart Loads 11,485
Motor Loads 3,794
The refuse is mainly disposed of at the Council's
Destructors situated at Molesworth Street, Lewisham, and Lower
Sydenham, whilst smaller quantities are sent away by train, and
deposited on shoots in the Borough. The following are the
figures for 1925:—
Dust Destructors 32,923 tons
Trained away 1;268 „
Shoots 138 „
Total 34,329 tons.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
The inspections carried out by the Male Sanitary Inspectors,
and the nuisances discovered, are shewn in the following Tables:
| Nature of Inspection. | No. |
|---|---|
| Complaints investigated | 1,169 |
| Enquiries re Infectious Diseases | 602 |
| Milkshops | 349 |
| Cowhouses | 55 |
| Slaughterhouses | 418 |
| Fish - fryers | 20 |
| Food - stalls | 227 |
| Stable - yards | 47 |
| Houses let in Lodgings | 33 |
| Smoke Observations | 21 |
| House - to - House Inspections | 1,322 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 1,452 |
| Re - inspections | 13,647 |