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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE III
| Description of Sanitary Improvements Effected During the Year | Districts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | |
| Rooms cleansed | 86 | 339 | 188 | 260 | 52 | 89 | 41 | 214 | 1,269 |
| Roofs repaired | 52 | 61 | 61 | 98 | 33 | 63 | 48 | 94 | 510 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 23 | 46 | 22 | 35 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 252 |
| Dampness abated | 29 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 32 | 47 | 36 | 88 | 400 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 1 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 74 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 19 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 135 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 17 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 142 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 117 |
| Drains unchoked | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 147 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 53 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 50 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired Premises in which repairs were | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 28 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 251 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc | 29 | 66 | 26 | 47 | 10 | 39 | 19 | 54 | 290 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc | 13 | 52 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 207 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 9 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 120 |
| Repairs to Floors | 12 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 160 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | 30 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | – | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 18 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 33 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 143 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 11 | 44 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 166 |
| Total | 409 | 856 | 565 | 790 | 275 | 517 | 407 | 764 | 4,583 |