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Camberwell 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Table: RETURN OF WORK FOR THE FIFTY- TWO WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1929.

RETURN OF WORK FOR THE FIFTY- TWO WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1929.

Description of Work.Inspections.Totals.
G. W. Scudamore.E. R. Collins.G. G. Morley.M. Malins.H. C. Green.W. T. Worsfold.D. Glenday.A. L. Dobson.D. H. Pickard.L. W. Burrell.Miss O'Riordan.Mrs. Scudamore.
Complaints received3232244183185064402714335086542164,122
Complaints found to be justified3141743002883623812093564505451833,400
Following complaints (general)318228411291493384190366548654——3,883
Following complaints (overcrowding)——1427—15384427———165
Re-inspections2,1632,9172,0178632,3221,4231,7301,5531,4121,477——17,877
Systematic house-to-house100145138859196651366450——970
Re-inspections113298441498200347520675424145——3,661
Houses let in lodgings———207——1201————220
Re-inspections———602——4—————606
Tenements—6—62—63—509—17—207
Re-inspections———98—123—14133———395
Underground living and sleeping rooms———2—1——————3
Re-inspections—8——————————8
Rent (Restrictions) Act__—11———41——7
Re-inspections—10—————113———24
Dwelling houses (New)832741—1—22——93
Business premises (New)393246132—7436——143
Re-inspections99224167127221453782066310——1,540
Following infectious disease125117129159251192188326356329——2,172
Re-inspections226421259249397184519443106——2,606
Factories2710293533758212655926381796
Workshops50296439526575571019175161796
Workplaces4—134—27154817792—299
Offensive trades———1———165———22
Outworkers——————————1,0251,2322,257
Smoke complaints received——1141—2353——29
Smoke observations9—9416313522814——184
Smoke nuisances found1—21———313———29
Re-inspections——1164—414453964——358
Milk shops and dairies137921651322411851841—77——1,561
Slaughterhouses———2015——1————36
Other food premises———_14—2—2—2——20
Street Markets———4—18131811———64
Re-inspections———37—2031222———94
Rag and bone dealers3——93—7112———35
Railway stations16345—————————109