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Deptford 1919
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919. Table No. 1
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Complaints Received | 9 | 59 | 87 | 77 | 48 | 56 | 22 | 308 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 850 | 782 | 792 | 926 | 740 | 765 | 594 | 5449 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service Notices, &c . &C | 2300 | 2005 | 2772 | 2806 | 2381 | 2899 | 1894 | 17057 |
| Inspections under notice from tractors, per Bye-Laws | 8 | 55 | ... | 17 | ... | 5 | 4 | 89 |
| Number in which Prc – ceedings have Keen taken | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| „ “Intimations” Served | 382 | 285 | 342 | 474 | 510 | 184 | 380 | 2857 |
| „ “Statutory Notices” Served | 32 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 78 | 10 | 15 | 185 |
| Houses closed by Magistrate's Order | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Closets- | . | |||||||
| Old Closets abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| New Closets provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ „ „ in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... |
| Basin and Trap provided | 20 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 153 |
| Water Supply provided | 10 | 11 | 35 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 65 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 48 | ... | 2 | 30 | 41 | 28 | ... | 149 |
| Lime washed | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | 34 | 91 | 20 | 86 |
| Walls Repaired | 4 | 5 | ... | 9 | 19 | 18 | 60 | |
| Repaired | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Door privided requried and fastening provided | 18 | ... | 5 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 65 |
| Ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Seats Provided or repaired | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 22 |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 10 |
| Drains- | ||||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 12 | 16 | ... | 32 |
| Surface Drains provided | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 72 | 76 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 328 |
| Gully Traps Fixed | 6 | 16 | ... | 3 | 13 | 22 | ... | 60 |
| New SoilPipes and Vent Pipes fixed | ... | 15 | 1 | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | 42 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | 14 |
| New Covers provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ventilated | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 12 | ... | 19 |
| Provided to Stables | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Clearing Eyes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 7 | ... | 18 |
| Sinks, Bath& Lavatory Wastes, and Rain Water Pipes- | ||||||||
| Disconnected from drains, trapped and ventilated | ... | 13 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 7 | ... | 62 |