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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 1962

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

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Table: SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREAThe following table gives a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the public health inspectors during the yearTable 24

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 complaint7738523311,956
House to house1311327
Improvement grants899570254
Houses in multiple occupation10221143
Rent Acts23131147
Mortgage survey4433802031,026
Other Housing Act visits13414328305
Notice from builder510628431,181
Infectious diseases712625
Infestation6411865247
Factories, mechanical29262378
Factories, non-mechanical36_9
Outworkers535833144
Clean air inspections4,3656,2281,09911,692
Pet animals Act2718853
Water certificates676922158
Fireguards1313_26
Hairdressers172-19
Pharmacy and poisons606235157
Icecream premises842336143
Restaurants, cafes, etc1465676278
Bakehouses205429
Food shops and stalls341286291918
Other shops and stalls14571990
Food inspections94101548743
Sampling144123203470
Futile visits3,9673,8512,38710,205
All other matters1,3681,3199223,609
Revisits3,7945,4984,81314,105
Total — all inspectors16,67220,06511,30048,037

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Smoke abatement
Observations 10
Intimations served —
Complaints 4
Statutory notices served —
Legal proceedings -
Convictions —