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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 1959
[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 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 70 | 3 | 260 |
| Roofs repaired | 22 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 241 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 26 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 38 | 178 |
| Dampness abated | 26 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 235 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 10 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 109 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 27 | 12 | A | 126 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 108 |
| Drains unchoked | 17 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 144 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 57 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 22 | 19 | 22 | 58 | 43 | 6 | 21 | 191 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc | 10 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 34 | 158 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 75 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 67 |
| Repairs to Floors | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 87 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 48 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 18 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 136 |
| Total | 268 | 236 | 207 | 463 | 417 | 404 | 416 | 2.411 |