Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Reason for Visit | Type of premises | Animal Boarding Establishments | Food Shops | Chemists | Common Lodging Houses | Dwelling Houses | Factories | Hairdressers | Multiple Stores | Off Licences | Pet Shops | Public Houses | Restaurants and Cafes | Schools | Wholesale Shops and Warehouses | Other Types of Premises | Sites | Markets, Stalls, etc. | Offices | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canteens | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | 116 | |
| Clean Air Act | — | 29 | — | — | 521 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | — | 638 | |
| Clearance Areas | — | — | — | — | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | |
| Complaints | — | 67 | 5 | — | 5,704 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 182 | 90 | 1 | 9 | 6,155 | |
| Consumer Protection Act | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 22 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | — | 37 | — | 117 | |
| Drainage | — | 28 | — | — | 1,162 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 26 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 98 | 136 | — | 6 | 1,562 | |
| Fish Curing | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Fish Frving | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 42 | |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | 65 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 55 | |
| Improvement Area | — | — | — | — | 751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 751 | |
| Improvement Grant | — | — | — | — | 1,407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,407 | |
| Infectious Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | '228 | |
| Infestation | — | 12 | — | 2 | 286 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | — | — | 377 | |
| Milk | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| Mortgages | — | — | — | — | 1,158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,158 | |
| Notice of Builder | — | 16 | — | — | 453 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 56 | 127 | — | — | 720 | |
| Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act | — | 246 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 96 | 220 | 1 | 10 | 539 | 1 | — | 223 | 1,434 | |
| O.S.R. Accidents | — | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 48 | |
| Outworkers | — | 1 | — | — | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | |
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | — | 66 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 26 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 61 | — | — | — | 163 | |
| Pressed, Potted and Pickled Food | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
| Rag Flock etc. Act | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Rent Acts | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Rodent Control | — | 28 | — | — | 131 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 207 | |
| Sampling | — | 95 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 29 | — | 1 | — | 184 | |
| Sausage Manufacturer | — | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
| Unsound Food | — | 179 | — | — | 54 | 4 | — | 97 | 1 | — | 65 | 27 | 23 | 107 | 33 | — | 3 | — | 593 | |
| Food Hygiene | — | 393 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 34 | — | 81 | 7 | — | 322 | 857 | 25 | 31 | 119 | — | 507 | 2 | 2,411 | |
| Housing Applications | — | — | — | — | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | |
| Registered Premises | — | 130 | — | — | — | 116 | 194 | 3 | — | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 470 | |
| Immigrants | — | — | — | — | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 384 | |
| Miscellaneous | — | 580 | 3 | — | 1,623 | 372 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1,065 | 133 | 12 | 119 | 4,056 | |
| Flood Incident | — | 1 | — | — | 3,023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3,029 | |
| Re-visits | — | 252 | 2 | 1 | 10,592 | 980 | 89 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 145 | 77 | 8 | 485 | 336 | 20 | 9 | 13,096 | |
| Totals | — | 2,311 | 27 | 7 | 30,514 | 1,661 | 379 | 373 | 39 | 23 | 692 | 1,416 | 249 | 237 | 2,825 | 849 | 586 | 368 | 42,556 |