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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE VI.
| Blackheath and Lewiisham Division | Sydenham and Porest-hill Division. | Penge. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints received during the year | 56 1 | 87 | 71 | 711 |
| Ditto made by Inspectors | 191 | 117 | 190 | |
| Number of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected | 970 | 1133 | 922 | 3025 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments Houses | 252 | 155 | 192 | 599 |
| Houses and Premises, 6:c., Cleansed, Repaired, and | 175 | 128 | 7 | 310 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 37 | 95 | 11 | 143 |
| House Drains Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 33 | 81 | 65 | 179 |
| Same Trapped or Ventilated | 4 | 68 | 29 | 101 |
| Water Closets Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 17 | 30 | 26 | 79 |
| Same supplied with water | 44 | 19 | 86 | 149 |
| New Water Closets provided | 9 | ... | ... | 9 |
| New Dust Bins provided | 10 | 5 | 34 | 49 |
| Dust Bins Repaired, Covered, &c | 18 | ... | 29 | 47 |
| New Water Cisterns provided | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Water Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| No. of Lodging Houses required to bo registered under 35th Clause of the Sanitary Act, 1866 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| No. of Dust Complaints and requests for removal received and attended to . | 106 | 205 | 11 | 322 |
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse | 16 | 19 | 6 | 41 |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 9 | 28 | 4 | 41 |
| Licensed Cowhouses regularly Inspected | 19 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses ditto | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings | 29 | 31 | 10 | 70 |