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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 17
| Type of property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Dwelling houses (including council houses) | All other (including business premises) | Total | Agricultural | |
| Properties in borough | 137 | 64,566 | 10,825 | 75,528 | — |
| Properties inspected as a result of:— | |||||
| 14 | 1,231 | 100 | 1,345 | — | |
| (b) survey | 1 | 1,311 | 28 | 1,340 | — |
| — | 47 | 2 | 49 | — | |
| Total inspections (including reinspections | 15 | 2,666 | 130 | 2,811 | - |
| Properties inspected which were found to be infested by:— | |||||
| (a) Rats — major | — | — | — | — | — |
| — minor | 4 | 870 | 75 | 949 | — |
| (b) mice—major | — | — | — | — | — |
| — minor | 4 | 214 | 19 | 237 | — |
| Infested properties treated | 8 | 1,077 | 86 | 1,171 | - |
| Total treatments (including retreatments) | 13 | 1,522 | 248 | 1,783 | — |
Block" control schemes carried out Nil
Laboratory facilities
The following summary relates to the work carried out by the public
health laboratory on behalf of the council during 1959:—
Table 18
| Specimens | Number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Faeces | 1,129 | Negative |
| 259 | Shigella sonnei | |
| 20 | Salmonella typhimurium | |
| 14 | Salmonella paratyphi B | |
| 2 | Bact coli | |
| Urine | 72 | Routine |
| Swabs, from nose, throat etc. | 110 | C. diphtheriae not isolated |
| Sputum | 36 | Routine |
| Foodstuffs | 2 | |
| Water | 3 | |
| Total specimens | 1,647 |