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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND SLAUGHTERMEN
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough and no licences were
issued to slaughtermen.
OFFENSIVE TRADES
There are no offensive trades carried on in the Borough.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During the year there were 24 cases of legal proceedings for infringement of various Acts, as followsi-
| Number of cases | Fines | Costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Food and Drugs Act 1955 | 9 | 253 | 72 |
| Public Health Acts | 2 | - | 8 |
| Housing Act 1961 | 7 | 205 | 50 |
| Public Health (Recurring Nuisances) Act 1969 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| Byelaws (Noise) | 2 | 20 | 10 |
| Byelaws (Drainage) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 24 | 500 | 156 |
REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES
New registrations in 1972 and the total, including previous years, are shown in the table below:-
| Type | 1972 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sale and storage of ice-cream | 21 | 546 |
| Manufacture of ice-cream | - | 15 |
| Fish frying | - | 54 |
| Fish curing | - | 16 |
| Preparation or manufacture of sausages | 3 | 118 |
| Preparation or manufacture of potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food | 3 | 205 |
UNSOUND FOOD
Approximately 85 tons of food were surrendered as unfit for human
consumption and dealt with by the Council's food inspectors. This
included meat, fruit-pulp, fish, vegetables, etc.
Some of the spoiling was caused by refrigerator breakdowns.
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