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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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INSPECTORS' REPORT of the Sanitary Work completed in the year 1900.
| Blackheath and Lewisham. | Sydenham and Forest Hill. | Penge. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Complaints received during the year | 340 | 364 | 184 |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 2813 | 1515 | 1126 |
| No. of Re-inspection of Houses, Premises, &c. | 9202 | 3836 | 2808 |
| Written Intimations served | 975 | 587 | 325 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 937 | 418 | 317 |
| Statutory Notices served | 180 | 167 | 41 |
| Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c. | 135 | 200 | 116 |
| Roofs, Gutters, Rain Water Pipes, &c., repaired | 144 | 98 | 62 |
| Houses Disinfected after Illness of an Infectious character | 624 | 213 | 43 |
| Quantities of Bedding Disinfected in apparatus | 616 | 198 | 1491 |
| Articles of Bedding, Clothing. &c., destroyed | — | 4 | — |
| House Drains— | |||
| Repaired and Cleansed | 165 | 233 | 52 |
| Rain Water Pipes disconnected from Drains | 149 | 172 | 34 |
| Waste Pipes disconnected from Drains | 70 | 63 | 8 |
| Traps provided | 483 | 536 | 177 |
| Ventilated | 164 | 142 | 6 |
| Houses provided with New Drains | 380 | 166 | 37 |
| Privies and Water Closets- | |||
| Repaired, &c. | 167 | 100 | 33 |
| Additional Water Closets provided | 2 | 8 | — |
| Supplied with Water | 286 | 48 | 54 |
| Water Closets reconstructed | 391 | 371 | 126 |
| Soil Pipes reconstructed | 188 | 130 | 27 |
| Ditto Repaired and Ventilated | 309 | 98 | 34 |
| Dust Bins— | |||
| New provided | 162 | 177 | 42 |
| Repaired. Covered. &c. | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Water Supply— | |||
| Cisterns (new) erected | — | 3 | 2 |
| Water Supply to houses reinstated | 13 | 43 | 12 |
| Cisterns, Cleaned, Repaired or Covered | 405 | 175 | 26 |
| Waste Pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished.. | 1 | — | 13 |
| Water Certificates granted | 1230 | 259 | 47 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| No. of Lodging Houses registered under the 35th Section of the "Sanitary Act, 1866," or 94th Section of "Public Health (London) Act, 1891" | 22 | 2 | – |
| Overcrowding in houses or rooms abated | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Dust Removal—No. of Complaints received and attended to.. | 56 | 41 | 16 |
| Yards to houses Paved, or Paving amended | 375 | 204 | 63 |
| Removal of Accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other refuse | 54 | 74 | 24 |
| Receptacles for Dung erected or improved | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Animals Removed, being improperly kept | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 37 | 40 | 22 |
| Milkshops ,, | 74 | 49 | 17 |
| Licensed Cowsheds ,, | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Workshops ,, | 381 | — | — |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses ,, | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses | 20 | 5 | — |
| Houses Inspected under house to house inspection during the year | 339 | 143 | 341 |