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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Details are shewn in the following table :—
Table 13
| Month | Bodies received from hospitals | Others | Post-mortem examinations | Inquests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham residents | Others | ||||
| January | 38 | 56 | 55 | 39 | 13 |
| February | 23 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 7 |
| March | 30 | 35 | 44 | 21 | 6 |
| April | 31 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 15 |
| May | 33 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 16 |
| June | 26 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| July | 30 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 15 |
| August | 30 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 8 |
| September | 23 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| October | 42 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 14 |
| November | 30 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| December | 28 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 10 |
| TOTALS . | 364 | 326 | 399 | 291 | 127 |
Rodent control
A section, consisting from May to September of a foreman and
three operatives and from October to April of the foreman and seven
operatives, is maintained for the purpose of repressing rat infestation
in private properties and business premises, and this section is supervised
by the senior sanitary inspector.
A summary of the work carried out during the year is appended :—
Table 14
| Parliamentary Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | North | South | Total | |
| Number of properties inspected on complaint | 482 | 435 | 276 | 1193 |
| Number of properties otherwise initially inspected | 349 | 397 | 408 | 1154 |
| Number of premises baited :— Initial treatments | 586 | 714 | 625 | 1925 |
| Retreatments (infestation found) | 1168 | 757 | 669 | 2594 |
| No infestation found (initially or at re-inspection) | 585 | 2107 | 1691 | 4383 |
| Total number of visits | 6078 | 6648 | 5854 | 18580 |
| Estimated kill | 2037 | 2033 | 2717 | 6787 |
In addition, special liaison is made twice yearly with the Borough
Engineer's Department for the baiting of sewers. In the year 1951
the work took place from May 30 to June 26 and from November 21
to December 18. In the summer treatment bait was laid on three
consecutive days and consisted of sausage rusk (on the first two days)