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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 1955
[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 | Total | |
| Rooms cleansed | 53 | 160 | 56 | 69 | 194 | 129 | 64 | 725 |
| Roofs repaired | 57 | 61 | 30 | 100 | 73 | 55 | 71 | 447 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 34 | 66 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 22 | 48 | 249 |
| Dampness abated | 27 | 49 | 34 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 333 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 68 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 24 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 147 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 18 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 147 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 20 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 105 |
| Drains unchoked | 33 | 26 | 27 | 45 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 175 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 21 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 64 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc | 19 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 89 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 16 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 76 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 38 | 18 | 26 | 57 | 48 | 18 | 34 | 239 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc. | 43 | 49 | 14 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 70 | 308 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. | 13 | 33 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 176 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 5 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 107 |
| Repairs to Floors | 16 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 133 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | – | 25 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 60 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 18 | 43 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 191 |
| Total | 480 | 635 | 371 | 668 | 715 | 512 | 503 | 3,884 |