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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 1957
[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 | 20 | 90 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 65 | 31 | 309 |
| Roofs repaired | 30 | 33 | 19 | 41 | 31 | 55 | 33 | 242 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 24 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 154 |
| Dampness abated | 21 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 51 | 36 | 229 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 15 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 128 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 12 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 123 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 15 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 105 |
| Drains unchoked | 19 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 171 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 10 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 29 | 21 | 27 | 77 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 229 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc | 18 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 148 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. | 7 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 77 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 50 |
| Repairs to Floors | 11 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 73 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 60 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 92 | 24 | 97 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 262 |
| Total | 363 | 407 | 360 | 491 | 295 | 381 | 270 | 2,567 |