Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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or sell or otherwise dispose of any such pigeons in excess of such number
as may be considered reasonable.
The difficulties of dealing with the problem remain and little of
value can be added to last year's report, although 60 young birds and
56 eggs were destroyed from colonies found under railway bridges and
on the Town Hall roof.
Exhumations
It is the practice for a sanitary inspector to be in attendance at an
exhumation but no such attendances were made during 1955.