London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 41
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND VISITS MADE BY TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
| 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 | _ | ___ | _ | 1 | __ | 3 | _ | 10 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 62 | 120 | _ | _ | _ | 205 | ||
| Clean Air Act | — | 6 | 1 | — | 116 | 259 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 174 | 62 | — | — | 620 | |||
| Clearance Areas | — | — | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 2 | — | _ | 408 | |
| Complaints | — | 177 | 6 | 18 | 4,667 | 112 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 362 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 5,539 | |
| Consumer Protection Act | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 81 | |
| Drainage | 1 | 170 | 4 | 1 | 1,874 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 53 | 21 | 13 | 191 | 557 | 1 | 3 | 2,987 | |
| Fish Curing | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | _ | 11 | ||||||
| Fish Frying | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | __ | 104 | |
| Food Poisoning | — | 3 | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | 180 | |
| House to House | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 173 | |
| Houses in Multiple Occupation | 781 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Housing Act, 1957, Section 9 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Housing Act, 1961, Section 16 | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | |
| Icecream | — | 99 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 164 | |
| Improvement Area | — | — | — | — | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 378 | |
| Improvement Grant | — | — | — | — | 1.563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1,571 | |
| Infectious Diseases | — | — | — | — | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 320 | |
| Infestation | —— | 400 | — | —- | 246 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 101 | 4 | — | — | 851 | |
| Milk | _ | 241 | — | _ | 14 | 8 | _ | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | _ | _ | 270 | |||||
| Mortgages | _ | — | — | 894 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 894 | ||||
| Notice of Builder | 1 | 16 | 1 | _ | 424 | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 302 | _ | _ | 793 | |
| Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act | 1 | 719 | 18 | — | 7 | 95 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 109 | 192 | 11 | 686 | 1 | 242 | 2,181 | |||
| O.S.R. Accidents | — | 22 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | _ | — | — | 47 | |
| Outworkers | 63 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pharmacy and Poisons Act | — | 61 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 56 | _ | — | — | 143 | |
| Pressed, Potted and Pickled Food | — | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qualification Certificates | 1,379 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rag Flock etc. Act | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Rent Acts | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | 22 | |
| Rodent Control | — | 76 | 2 | — | 365 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 173 | 28 | — | — | 693 | |
| Sampling | — | 266 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 18 | 70 | 14 | — | 402 | ||
| Sausage Manufacturer | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 21 | |||
| Unsound Food | — | 250 | 1 | — | 58 | 5 | — | 52 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 65 | 213 | 49 | — | 1 | 1 | 714 | |
| Food Hygiene | 1 | 1,324 | 11 | 2 | 131 | 18 | 1 | 53 | 32 | 1 | 251 | 742 | 105 | 25 | 100 | — | 777 | — | 3,574 | |
| Housing Applications | — | — | — | — | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | 288 | |
| Registered Premises | — | 97 | — | — | — | 79 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 41 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 261 | |
| Immigrants | _ | _ | _ | 224 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 25 | _ | _ | _ | 249 | ||
| Miscellaneous | — | 64 | 1 | — | 1,344 | 87 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1,067 | 136 | — | 13 | 2,785 | |
| Re-visits | — | 749 | 11 | 1 | 11,126 | 656 | 55 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 63 | 188 | 97 | 118 | 1,294 | 787 | 8 | 112 | 15,324 | |
| Totals | 4 | 4,829 | 67 | 23 | 27,147 | 1,417 | 181 | 223 | 122 | 53 | 480 | 1,477 | 423 | 550 | 4,543 | 1,979 | 807 | 373 | 44,698 |