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 District]
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locality. | nature of nuisance. | when reportd. | means adopted to remedy. |
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Lewisham Bridge | Injury to Ravensbourne from horses and cattle fouling the stream | In hand | |
Loat's Pits | An open offensive ditch by side of Vicar's school | June | |
Lewisham | Pigs kept in confined yard by Mr. Jones | June | |
Montpelier Mews, Blackheath | Offensive gully holes from drains in rear of Mr. Bar-net's house | March | Not remedied |
North Road, West Kent Park, Sydenham | Offensive drainage running over from gully holes | North Road is completed, but the ditch is still in existence | |
Park End, Sydenham | Offensive drainage and open ditch, offensive and injurious to health | January | In hand |
Penge | General want of drainage; ditches offensive and water-courses filled with drainage, discharging into Ravensbourne | Not remedied | |
Poplar Row, Lewisham | Overflowing privies and want of drainage | January | Not remedied |
Phœnix Passage, Blackheath | Want of drainage, and filthy accumulations | January | This is finished |
Paragon Mews, Blackheath | Want of drainage, and filthy accumulations | January | This is completed |
Park Road, Sydenham | Road in dangerous and dirty condition | February | Road has been put into repair by private contribution |
Perry Vale, Sydenham | Drainage from cow-houses; 20 cows, 3 horses, 20 pigs, and large cesspool of refuse, as well as dwelling houses, drain into a most offensive ditch opposite several houses | April | In hand |
Perry Vale and Perry Rise, Sydenham | Ditches receive offensive drainage from all the upper part of Sydenham | April | Not remedied |
Price's Buildings, Lewisham | Bad drainage and offensive privies | April | This is completed |
Price's Row, Lewisham | Mr. Price 6 houses, Mr. Perry 3 houses, drain into the Ravensbourne; pigs are sometimes kept and slaughtered in quantities on these premises | This is completed | |
Perry Vale | Swiss Cottage; open privy and occasional overflow of cesspool | April | Not remedied |
Ruth Place, Blackheath | Want of drainage and filthy accumulations | January | Not remedied |
Russell Street, Sydenham | Overflowing privies and cesspools, and houses in a dirty state | February | Not remedied |