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Deptford 1903
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1903
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1903.
| Table No. 6. | Number of District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals. | |
| Complaints Received | 31 | 36 | 51 | 27 | 32 | 177 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 710 | 618 | 706 | 652 | 644 | 3330 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | 2430 | 2217 | 2785 | 3019 | 2679 | 13130 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractorsper Bye-Laws | 115 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 185 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | .. | .. | ... | 6 | ... | 6 |
| "Intimations" Served | 117 | 271 | 194 | 258 | 280 | 1120 |
| "Statutory Notices" Served | 7 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 90 |
| Houses Closed by Magistrate's Order | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ Voluntarily | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dwellings inspected for exemption from Inhabited House Duty | 24 | ... | 33 | 40 | ... | 97 |
| Water Closets— | ||||||
| Old Closets abolished | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 18 |
| New Closets provided | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| New Closets provided in Workshops | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Basin and Trap provided | 107 | 144 | 193 | 95 | 196 | 735 |
| Water Supply provided | 19 | 79 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 171 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 15 | 70 | 157 | 18 | 70 | 330 |
| Limewashed | 7 | 4 | ... | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| Walls Repaired | 11 | ... | 12 | 11 | 44 | 78 |
| Floors Repaired | ... | ... | 193 | 79 | 57 | 329 |
| Doors provided | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Ventilated | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 |