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Lewisham 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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TABLE VI.
Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the
year ending December 31, 1876.
Total.
' Blackheath
&
Lewisham.
Syden-
ham.
Penge.
Sub-Districts.
9795
3761
3514
2520
68
No. of Inhabited Houses.
448
282
98
No. of Complaints received during the year.
1673
551
482
640
No. of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected.
427
231
153
43
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of
Houses and Premises.
Results of
Inspection.
88
72
11
5
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired,
and Whitewashed.
55
27
22
6
Houses Disinfected after Infectious
Diseases.
154
34
40
11
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.
House
Drains.
53
14
2
Trapped or Ventilated.
126
41
16
29
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.
Privies and
W. C.'s.
20
12

Supplied with Water.
7

1
New Provided.
163
130
33

New Provided.
Dust
Bins.
15
15


Repaired, Covered, &c.
26
24
2

Cisterns (new) erected.
Water
Supply.
57
43
6
8
Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered.




No. of Lodging Houses registered under
35th Clause of Sanitary Acts, 1866.
Miscellaneous.
302
135
106
61
No. of Dust Complaints received and
attended to.
55
19
24
12
Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant
Water, Animal and other Refuse.
9
7

2
16
Removal of Animals improperly kept.
67
23
28
Bakehouses.
Regularly
Inspected.
46
20
20
6
Licensed Cowhouses.
26
10
11
5
Licensed Slaughterhouses.
27
23
4
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Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings.
22