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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Gas "Works, Sydenham | Refuse liquor runs into Pool river, which communicates with Ravensbourne | Nothing done | |
Grote's Buildings, Blackheath | Overflow of drainage into ditches requires drain to conduct it into the sewer | August | Still drains into ditch |
Homes Dale, Lewisham | Dirty state and requires water supply | Aug. and Nov. | As before |
Hanover Street, Lewisham | Requires water supply | August | As before |
High Street, Sydenham | House drains should be opened into sewer | September | About one-third opened into sewer |
Hither Green Lane | Privy overflowing into road, offensive | October | Remedied |
Lewisham, bed of stream | Pools recommended to be filled in ; stagnant water in bed of old stream unwholesome | August | Same as before |
Loat's Pits, Blackheath | Slaughter-house not drained into the sewer; dirty ditch by side of Vicar's School; filthy cesspool should be emptied and cleansed | August June October | Not done |
Lady-well, Lewisham | Thirteen houses without water supply, & undrained | June | Nothing done |
Lambeth "Waterworks | Irregular supply; complaints | September | Improved |
Orchard Place, Sydenham | Unhealthy ; not drained, although the new sewer is close at hand | October | Nothing done |
Osborne Place, Blackheath | All the houses require draining into the sewer; some of the privies are ftill, and the contents soaking out of the ground | November | Nothing done |
Park Road, Sydenham | Cesspools ought not to be emptied at this time | September | Drain opened into new sewer |
Pound's Mews, Blackheath | Overflow of drainage into ditch requires carrying into sewer; privies full | September | Nothing done |
Phoenix Place, Blackheath | Closets in a filthy state; want water supply | September | Completed |
Harding's Lane, Penge | Cottages without water supply and no drainage | October | Same |
Perry Yale, Sydenham | Cesspool at Mr. Short's complained of | November | Remedied |
Park Road, Sydenham | Urgently require trappings; offensive gully holes | November | Trapped |
Penge | Want of drainage. Hooping cough, scarlatina, and measles prevalent. Some of the wells contaminated with sewage. Offensive sewage in ditches; all eventually gets into River Ravensbourne | August September October November | Nothing done |
Poplar Row | Dirty state and requires water supply | August | Nothing done |
Patrol Place | Dirty state and requires water supply | August | Nothing done |