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Deptford 1905
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1905
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30th, 1905.
| Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table No. 18. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Totals. |
| Complaints Received | 21 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 121 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 706 | 745 | 672 | 732 | 710 | 359 | 3924 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | 3134 | 2507 | 2926 | 2423 | 2849 | 1927 | 1 5766 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 101 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 15 | ... | 195 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | 22 |
| "Intimations" Served | 120 | 280 | 265 | 316 | 326 | 197 | 1504 |
| "Statutory Notices" Served | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | ... | 38 |
| Houses Closed by Magistrate's Order | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, Voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Closets- | |||||||
| Old Closets abolished | 12 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| New Closets provided | 27 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 34 |
| New Closets provided in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Basin and Trap provided | 197 | 113 | 115 | 80 | 168 | 8 | 681 |
| Water Supply provided | 3 | 56 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 97 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 43 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 62 | 26 | 199 |
| Limewashed | 13 | 5 | ... | 31 | 22 | 13 | 84 |
| Walls Repaired | 8 | ... | 31 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 73 |
| Floors Repaired | 41 | ... | 115 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 228 |
| Doors provided | ... | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Ventilated | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Seats provided | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 10 | 4 | 66 |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 22 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 63 |
| Drains- | |||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | 70 | 38 | 80 | 38 | 147 | 1 | 374 |
| Surface Drains provided | 3 | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | 18 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 106 | 77 | 50 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 331 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 217 | 71 | 98 | 30 | 124 | 3 | 543 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 56 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 136 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 67 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 159 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Ventilated | 31 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 2 | 154 |
| Provided to Stables | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 13 |
| Clearing Eyes | 24 | ... | 10 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 94 |
| Sinks, Bath & Lavatory Wastes, and Rain Water Pipes- | |||||||
| Disconnected from drains, trapped and ventilated | 36 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 31 | ... | 148 |