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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE VI.
| Blackhelth and Lewisham Division | Sydenham and forest-hull Division | Penge. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints received during the year . | 35 | 76 | 37 | [948 |
| Ditto made by Inspectors | 357 | 296 | 147 | |
| Number of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected | 670 | 760 | 432 | 1862 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 410 | 355 | 291 | 1056 |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 170 | 85 | 119 | 374 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 160 | 120 | 32 | 312 |
| House Drains Repaired, Cleansed, &c | 84 | 110 | 64 | 258 |
| Same Trapped or Ventilated | 10 | 82 | 36 | 128 |
| Water Closets Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 8 | 91 | 31 | 140 |
| Same supplied with Water | 138 | 211 | 161 | 510 |
| New Water Closets provided | 12 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| New Dust Bins provided | 138 | 189 | 399 | |
| Dust Bins Repaired, Covered,&c | 24 | 19 | 38 | 81 |
| New Water Cisterns provided | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| Water Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 11 | 12 | 20 | 43 |
| No. of Lodging Houses required to be registered under 35th Clause of the Sanitary Act, 1866 | 1 | 1 | . . . | 2 |
| No. of Dust Complaints and requests for removal received and attended to | 68 | 149 | 4 | 221 |
| Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse | 11 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Licensed Cowhouses regularly Inspected | 15 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses ditto | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| * Note.- Special house to house inspections, under the Regulations adopted by the Board as to Houses let in Lodgings, were made during the year. | ||||