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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE VI.
| Total. | Black-heath & Lewis-ham. | Syden-ham. | Penge. | Sub-Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9449 | 3550 | 3459 | 2440 | No. of Inhabited Houses | ||
| 401 | 210 | 128 | 63 | No. of Complaints received during the year. | ||
| 4765 | 2064 | 2046 | 655 | No. of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected. | ||
| 322 | 156 | 110 | 56 | Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. | Results of Inspection. | |
| 98 | 56 | 12 | 30 | Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed. | ||
| 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. | ||
| 334 | 66 | 79 | 25 | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | House Drains. | |
| 85 | 69 | 10 | Trapped or Ventilated. | |||
| 251 | 38 | 20 | 75 | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Privies and W. C.'s. | |
| 46 | 16 | 7 | Supplied with Water. | |||
| 29 | — | 2o | New Provided. | |||
| 442 | 258 | 174 | 10 | New Provided. | Dust Bins. | |
| 50 | 38 | — | 12 | Repaired, Covered, &c. | ||
| 78 | 42 | 22 | 14 | Cisterns (new) erected. | Water Supply. | |
| 70 | 26 | 4 | 40 | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered. | ||
| — | — | — | — | No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Acts, 1866. | Miscellaneous. | |
| 215 | 78 | 61 | 76 | No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. | ||
| 125 | 56 | 9 | 60 | Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse. | ||
| 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | Removal of Animals improperly kept. | ||
| 57 | 22 | 21 | 14 | Bakehouses. | Regularly Inspected. | |
| 47 | 19 | 21 | 7 | Licensed Cowhouses. | ||
| 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | Licensed Slaughterhouses. | ||
| 35 | 22 | 12 | 1 | Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings. | ||