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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 1971

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

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Table: Table 41SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS AND VISITS MADE BY TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS

Table 41

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—————5—16——1166—692——160
Clean Air Act—6——106252———————135751—3776
Clearance Areas————423—————————————423
Complaints—188355,585134161964283613185571551496,790
Consumer Protection Act—523—133——1—————246———318
Drainage—1104—2,5911307—2—1131063034347081334,272
Fish Curing—10—————————6——1———17
Fish Frying—29—————————50——1———80
Food Poisoning————182——————31—47———233
House to House————563—————————————563
Houses in Multiple Occupation————2,503—————————————2,503
Housing Act, 1957, Section 9————95—————————————95
Housing Act, 1961, Section 16————221—————————————221
Icecream—98——114——7——2——3———125
Improvement Area————1,070—————————20———1,090
Improvement Grant————2,989—————————————2,989
Infectious Diseases————442——————38174———528
Infestation—79—42134—4—11729—13812——402
Milk—101——3—1—2—1———1———109
Mortgages————1,062—————————————1,062
Notice of Builder—181—336———1—338122016910—599
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act2719251—11613420284170189—322,117112333,792
O.S.R. Accidents—8———1——1—2——23———17
Outworkers————87—————————————87
Pharmacy and Poisons Act—5213————13—————161———140
Pressed, Potted and Pickled Food—2—————1——————2———5
Qualification Certificates————1,657—————————————1,657
Rag Flock etc. Act——————————————1———1
Rent Acts————16—————————————16
Rodent Control—882—583731—1116813719875——1,057
Sampling—2791—58—28—141881244—5—413
Sausage Manufacturer—15————————————————15
Unsound Food—2431—953—641—517437851——1602
Food Hygiene31,28312134443522913767695423151—81513,651
Housing Applications————270—————————————270
Registered Premises174———8981714129263—422———1,269
Immigrants————244—————————36———280
Miscellaneous—107411,269178135516162929131,60417511403,605
Re-visits160513—15,09449657211117113535672,29964268319,628
Totals74,166821237,7522,29340522995688501,5323012658,4571,99085350359,860