Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1926—continued.
Table—continued. | Number of District. | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
Drainage— | ||||||||
Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | 7 | 10 | 32 |
Drains cleansed and amended | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 221 |
Gully traps fixed | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | ... | 44 | 26 | 110 |
Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 7 | 7 | 5 | ... | 8 | 29 | 22 | 78 |
Do. repaired | ... | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | 26 |
New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 18 |
Chambers provided and access eyes | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 63 |
Other repairs or improvements | 11 | 5 | 72 | 47 | 18 | 104 | 72 | 329 |
Water Closets— | ||||||||
Old waterclosets abolished | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
New waterclosets provided | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 15 |
New pan and trap only, provided | 32 | 38 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 76 | 98 | 338 |
Defective flush remedied | 40 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 75 | 272 |
Pans cleansed | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 54 |
Seats provided or repaired | ... | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 49 | |
Roofs repaired | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 109 |
Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 79 | 48 | 61 | 125 | 78 | 17 | 80 | 491 |
Doors repaired or renewed | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 68 |
Ventilation improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
Floors repaired | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
Other repairs or improvements | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
Urinals- | ||||||||
Cleansed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
Repaired | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 |
Provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Dung Receptacles- | ||||||||
Provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
Repaired | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Overcrowding- | ||||||||
Cases abated | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals— | ||||||||
Number of nuisances abated | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 16 |
Offensive accumulations— | ||||||||
Number of accumulations removed | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 44 |