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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 61
| Unfit food | Amount |
|---|---|
| lbs. | |
| Artichokes | 3,810 |
| Apricots | 2,094 |
| Peaches | 550 |
| Potatoes | 168 |
| Tomatoes | 78 |
| Grapes | 55 |
Total 6,755
In addition to the above 8,391 tins of herbs and spices were re-exported because of
high lead content.
PHARMACY AND POISONS
The names of 8 persons were entered on the Council's list of persons entitled
to sell poisons in Part 11 of the poisons list and the names of 160 persons previously
registered were retained on the register. 168 visits were paid by the public health
inspectors in connection with the granting and renewal of these licences.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND SLAUGHTERMEN
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough. One slaughterman's licence was
issued during the year.
OFFENSIVE TRADES
There are no offensive trades carried on in the borough.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During the year there were 27 cases of legal proceedings for infringements of various
Acts as follows.
Table 62
| Number of cases | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Food and Drugs Act, 1955 | 23 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14 | 0 |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Byelaws | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Total | 27 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
WATER SUPPLY
Dr. E. Windle Taylor, Director of Water Examination for the Metropolitan Water
Board reports as follows on the condition and supply of water to the Borough during
1966, 85.50.
The number of dwelling houses supplied by pipe direct to the premises is
and no premises are supplied by means of stand pipes.
The supply is somewhat complicated due to the number of sources of water involved
consisting of River Thames derived filtered water from four of the Board's
filtration stations in the Thames Valley and from four of the Board's wells in the
Kent area. The details of the chemical and bacteriological quality of these sources
are set out in the following tables.
There were no new sources of public water supply instituted in your area during
1966, but extensions to trunk mains amounted to 814 yards. Furthermore there
were no changes in the general scheme of supply to your Borough during 1966,
but new service mains were laid in the area to the extent of 2,408 yards including
the length of trunk mains already mentioned above.