London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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SECTION "C" - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OP TEE AREA

Table: The following Table shows a summary of the Inspections, etcetera, carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year

The following Table shows a summary of the Inspections, etcetera, carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year

Cause of InspectionTOTALS
Complaints2791
Infectious Disease1938
War Damage2629
Notice from Builders243
Re Building Licences358
Rats and Mice and other Pests272
Re Landlord and Tenant Act Certificates243
Re Rent Act Certificates36
Re Water Certificates62
Re Pharmacy and Poisons Acts3
Re Housing548
Slaughterhouses2
Factories, Workshops and Outworkers1847
Miscellaneous367
Re-Inspections4758
Statutory Notices Served275
Intimation Notices Served1910
TOTAL18,282