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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 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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SUMMARY OF NUISANCES
reported
FROM JANUARY TO JUNE INCLUSIVE.
| locality. | nature of nuisance. | when reportd. | means adopted to remedy. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Road, Sydenham | Road in a dangerous and filthy state | January and February | Not remedied at present, but nearly sufficient money is collected for its repair by private contribution |
| Arnold's Silk Mills, Lewisham | Drainage into Ravensbourne | April | Drainage into Ravensbourne still continues |
| Avenue Road, Lewisham | Mr. Smith's 2 houses, Mr. Knott 4 ditto, drainage into Ravensbourne | April | Work in hand, and will shortly be done |
| Anerley Industrial School, Penge | Marshy undrained land at back of school; drainage of house deodorized, and part drained into ditch | April | Nothing done |
| Bird-in-hand Passage, Sydenham | Offensive privies and deficient drainage, causing sickness | February | Not remedied |
| Brockley Lane, | A ditch filled with noxious | March | Not remedied |
| Sydenham Crooked Billet, Penge | sewage, with no outfall A yard at back of houses contiguous; no drainage; offensive manure heap | January | Not remedied |
| Cross Street, Lewisham | running into well Overflowing privies and want of drainage | Not remedied | |
| Crystal Crescent, Sydenham | Marshy offensive road and bad drainage | March | Not remedied |
| Cleveland Square, back of White Hart, Lewisham | Bad drainage and offensive state of 14 cottages | April | Not remedied |
| Forest Hill, Sydenham | Drainage into canal; marshy state of banks and neighbouring land | January | Drainage is all cut off and the canal is refilled |
| Forest Hill, Sydenham | Open ditch receiving drainage just within the Cam-berwell boundary, detrimental to health of the adjacent Lewisham rate- payers | June | |
| George Inn, Lewisham | Offensive drains from, and Nicholson's brewery | April | This completed |
| Grote's Buildings, Lewisham | Drainage flowing into ornamental water of Mr. Bran-dram's grounds | May | Not remedied |
| Home's Dale, Lewisham | No drainage; overflowing privies and cesspools | January | Not remedied, but in hand |
| Hanover Street, Lewisham | Overflowing privies and cesspools and want of drainage | January | Not remedied, but in hand |