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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 1956

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

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40
SECTION C —SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
The following table gives a summary of the inspections, etc.,
carried out by the public health inspectors during the year :—

Table: Table 20

Table 20

Reason for inspectionWestNorthSouthTotal
On complaint131910466292994
House to house18668—254
Improvement grants88824
Houses let in lodgings———-
Rent Acts1841133
Other Housing Act visits4444202841148
Notice from builder20318672461
Infectious diseases30382189
Infestations54182109345
Factories, mechanical667973218
Factories, non.mechanical881228
Outworkers10576108289
National Assistance Act, S4759317
Smoke observations1820240
Offensive trades----
Keeping of Animals2349
Water certificates16393388
Fireguards1337
Hairdressers1031023
Pharmacy and poisons64843151
Milkshops337542150
Icecream premises10428572461
Restaurants and eating houses6214697305
Bakehouses49663118
Other food shops128424228780
Other shops101597176
Food inspections19631673585
Sampling306245260811
Markets and stalls68412701117
Slaughterhouses—73—73
Futile visits95212083992559
All other matters162311716993493
Revisits64456421324516111
Total — all inspectors1247113706678032957

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Smoke abatement
Observations 40
Intimations served .
Complaints received 6
Statutory notices served .
Legal proceedings .
Convictions .