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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 1954
[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 | 55 | 169 | 110 | 179 | 28 | 43 | 41 | 236 | 861 |
| Roofs repaired | 53 | 62 | 67 | 93 | 19 | 36 | 70 | 135 | 515 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 28 | 56 | 12 | 46 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 59 | 260 |
| Dampness abated | 27 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 23 | 44 | 27 | 88 | 337 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 4 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 64 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 19 | 19 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 36 | 202 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 131 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 10 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 117 |
| Drains unchoked | 21 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 45 | 193 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 57 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 74 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 63 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 48 | 37 | 54 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 68 | 38 | 346 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc. | 22 | 51 | 21 | 45 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 79 | 276 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 8 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 103 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc | 17 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 169 |
| Repairs to Floors | 7 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 141 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 12 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 20 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 117 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 12 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 49 | 170 |
| Total | 375 | 641 | 479 | 682 | 213 | 438 | 453 | 957 | 4,238 |