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Lewisham 1960

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

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SECTION C —SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA

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 24

Reason for inspectionWestNorthSouthTotal
On complaint8957493471991
House to house14292-234
Improvement grants14714388378
Houses let in lodgings213
Rent Acts545119124
Other Housing Act visits7245502331507
Notice from builder337171122630
Infectious diseases99725
Infestation1019575271
Factories, mechanical22102557
Factories, non-mechanical991129
Outworkers16058109327
National Assistance Act, S47415221
Smoke observations93965113
Clean air inspections3353902312376
Keeping of animals1442763
Water certificates98195122
Fireguards44--44
Crash helmets3216
Hairdressers506561
Pharmacy and poisons664626138
Milkshops362739102
Icecream premises1327576283
Restaurants and eating houses119119205443
Bakehouses2223954
Other food shops3422385981178
Othershops21442186
Food inspections132392180704
Sampling223271127621
Markets and stalls242769498
Slaughterhouses-79-79
Futile visits35422358573511635
All other matters163510675393241
Revisits60158548374718310
Total — all inspectors15111191282151555754

Smoke abatement
Observations 113
Intimations served —
Complaints received 10
Statutory notices served —
Legal proceedings —
Convictions —