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Lewisham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Refuse Removal and Disposal.
The collection of house and trade refuse is carried out by the
Borough Engineer's Department, a weekly collection being the rule.
The tonnage collected in 1937 is shown below.
Loads. Tons.
Container System 23,586 41,635
Freighters 4,095 4,685
Other Vehicles 320 207
Totals 28,001 46,527
The refuse is disposed of at the Council's Destructors situated
at Molesworth Street, Lewisham, and Home Park, Sydenham, from
a contractor's wharf by barge or deposited on shoots in the Borough.
The following are the figures for 1937:—
| Tons. | |
|---|---|
| Home Park Destructor | 17,865 |
| Molesworth Street Destructor | 15,720 |
| Barged away | 13,454 |
| Shoots | 499 |
| Total | 47,538 |
The figures for disposal include trade refuse delivered by tradesmen
to the Council's dust destructors, and refuse collected from the
open-air market and street traders.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
The work of the Sanitary Inspectors is summarised in the following statement:—
| Inspections: | |
| On complaint | 1,581 |
| After Infectious Disease | 1,024 |
| Notice from Builder | 551 |
| Other Inspections | 5,061 |
| Re-inspections | 7,232 |
| New Dwellings, for Water Certificates | 1,670 |
| Notices: | |
| Number of Intimation Notices Served | 1,212 |
| Number of Statutory Notices Served | 248 |