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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 1958
[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. | 28 | 43 | 25 | 49 | 37 | 58 | 143 | 383 | |
| Roofs repaired. | 27 | 38 | 24 | 66 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 367 | |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes renewed or repaired. | 20 | 34 | 11 | 39 | 24 | 33 | 59 | 220 | 13 |
| Dampness abated | 25 | 22 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 66 | 86 | 297 | 10. |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved. | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 54 | |
| Water fittings renewed or repaired. | 9 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 122 | 10. |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired. | 18 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 124 | |
| Drains entirely reconstructed. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 13 | 51. |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 11 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 12 |
| Drains unchoked. | 19 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 138 | |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 9 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 43 | |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets, provided or repaired | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 9 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C's | 31 | 23 | 21 | 81 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 223 | 9 |
| Repairs effected to Windows etc. | 18 | 21 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 68 | 225 | |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 88 | 30 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors etc | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 86 | |
| Repairs to Floors | 8 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 121 |
| Ventilation and Lighting Improved | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Offensive accumulations removed. | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 121 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 47 | |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected. | 22 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 166 | 21 |
| Total. | 295 | 347 | 212 | 584 | 364 | 461 | 680 | 2943 | 2 |