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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 1968

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

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Table: Table 42SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND VISITS MADE BY TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS

Table 42

SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND VISITS MADE BY TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS

Reason for VisitType of premisesAnimal Boarding EstablishmentsFood ShopsChemistsCommon Lodging HousesDwelling HousesFactoriesHairdressersMultiple StoresOff LicencesPet ShopsPublic HousesRestaurants and CafesSchoolsWholesale Shops and WarehousesOther Types of PremisesSitesMarkets, Stalls, etc.OfficesTotals
Canteens—12—1—10—63—311261232———116
Clean Air Act—29——52157————1—111315——638
Clearance Areas————517—————————————517
Complaints—675—5,704296135313159418290196,155
Consumer Protection Act—8——51—6——22761213—37—117
Drainage—28——1,162105—2—262558698136—61,562
Fish Curing—6————————————————6
Fish Frving—22—————————9——11———42
Food Poisoning————652————127114———92
House to House————24—————————————24
Houses in Multiple Occupation————1,685————————_—————1,685
Housing Act, Section 9————130—————————————130
Housing Act, Section 16————293—————————————293
Ice Cream—29——13—42——10——1—5—55
Improvement Area————751—————————————751
Improvement Grant————1,407—————————————1,407
Infectious Diseases—1——220——————11—5———'228
Infestation—12—22861552—6222—313——377
Milk—53—————8——————————61
Mortgages————1,158—————————————1,158
Notice of Builder—16——453271———32—3556127——720
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act—2467——64925101962201105391—2231,434
O.S.R. Accidents—241————111——3215———48
Outworkers—1——621————————————64
Pharmacy and Poisons Act—664——1226—1———261———163
Pressed, Potted and Pickled Food—17—————1——————————18
Rag Flock etc. Act——————————————9———9
Rent Acts————12—————————————12
Rodent Control—28——131—4——131111198——207
Sampling—953—11—433—25—129—1—184
Sausage Manufacturer—16———6————————————22
Unsound Food—179——544—971—65272310733—3—593
Food Hygiene—393232834—817—3228572531119—50722,411
Housing Applications————222—————————————222
Registered Premises—130———1161943—7154—1————470
Immigrants————384—————————————384
Miscellaneous—5803—1,62337224171944401041,065133121194,056
Flood Incident—1——3,023—————————5———3,029
Re-visits—2522110,5929808927217014577848533620913,096
Totals—2,31127730,5141,66137937339236921,4162492372,82584958636842,556