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Deptford 1924
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1924—continued.
| Table —continued. | Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | ... | ... | 15 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 87 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 31 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 46 | 24 | 35 | 231 |
| Gully traps fixed | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 123 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | ... | ... | 28 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 80 |
| Do. repaired | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | 10 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconected from drains | ... | 18 | 32 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 53 |
| Chambers provided and access eyes | 1 | ... | 10 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | 28 |
| Old waterclosets abolished | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| New waterclosets provided | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 30 | 14 | 47 | 16 | 61 | 24 | 15 | 207 |
| Defective flush remedied | 194 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 370 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 48 |
| Roofs repaired | 36 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 103 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 141 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 61 | 97 | 63 | 507 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 42 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Floors repaired | 9 | 9 | 6 | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | 35 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 10 | ... | 9 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 56 |
| Cleansed | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Provided | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cases abated | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Number of nuisances abated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | 13 |
| B | ||||||||
| Number of accumulations removed | 18 | 9 | 3 | • •• | 6 | 1 | 9 | 46 |