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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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House to house inspections were carried out in various streets in the
Borough and the following is a random selection of nuisances found to
exist.
Table 57
| Street | Number of houses inspected | Number of houses in which nuisances existed |
|---|---|---|
| Rushey Green | 35 | 31 |
| Comerford Road | 75 | 71 |
| Courthill Road | 117 | 89 |
| Wildfell Road | 34 | 32 |
| Ardmere Road | 37 | 37 |
| Braxfield Road | 75 | 73 |
| Hindsley Place | 22 | 17 |
Twenty-four houses let in lodgings were registered in the borough,
nearly all in the Ladywell Park area.
There were 16 licensed cowsheds and 18 slaughterhouses.
The following is a list of workshops on the register.
Table 58
| Laundries | 80 | Millineries | 14 |
| Saddlers | 5 | Upholsterers | 5 |
| Joiners | 23 | Dressmakers | 61 |
| Watch repairers | 9 | Tailors | 16 |
| Boot repairers | 49 | Cycle repairs | 13 |
| Various | 18 | ||
| Total | 290 | ||
To complete the description of work that concerned the inspectors
of nuisances in this first year of the new borough a copy of the register
of sanitarv work is as follows:—
Table 59
| Description of Work | No. | Description of Work | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints by Residents | 1285 | Soil Pipes repaired and venti | |
| Premises inspected | 4,652 | lated | 400 |
| Re-inspections of Works in progress | 13,319 | Dustbins provided | 424 |
| Water Supply to Houses reinstated | 62 | ||
| Intimation Notices served | 1,833 | ||
| Statutory Notices ordered | 942 | Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered | 424 |
| Statutory Notices served | 300 | ||
| Premises repaired, cleansed, &c | 550 | Water Certificates issued | 1,184 |
| Premises over-crowded | 8 | ||
| Defective Roofs, Stack- pipes, &c., remedied Drains reconstructed | 346 | Yards paved | 726 |
| Removal of offensive accumulations | 180 | ||
| 623 | |||
| Drains repaired | 514 | Dung Vaults erected or repaired | 33 |
| Drains ventilated | 219 | ||
| Stackpipes, Sinks, Bath-wastes, &c., disconnected from Drains Gulley Traps provided | 545 | Animals improperly kept— Nuisances abated | 28 |
| Lodging Houses registered | 24 | ||
| 1360, | Bake Houses visited | 89 | |
| Water Closets reconstructed | 906 | Milk Shops visited | 120 |
| Cow Sheds visited | 16 | ||
| Water Closets repaired | 293 | Workshops visited | 290 |
| Water Closets supplied with water | 261 | Slaughter Houses visited | 18 |
| House-to-house inspections | 561 | ||
| Soil Pipes reconstructed | 417 | Legal proceedings | 1 |