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Deptford 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 29th, 1906.
| Number of District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table No. 16. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Totals. |
| Complaints Received | 24 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 117 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 816 | 1018 | 1307 | 971 | 1189 | 5301 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | 3006 | 2751 | 2773 | 2591 | 2445 | 13566 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 79 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 162 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| "Intimations" Served | 216 | 435 | 353 | 472 | 816 | 2292 |
| "Statutory Notices" Served | 11 | 16 | 214 | 10 | 13 | 264 |
| Houses Closed by Magistrate's Order | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| Old Closets abolished | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| New Closets provided | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| New Closets provided in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Basin and Trap provided | 135 | 101 | 205 | 57 | 125 | 623 |
| Water Supply provided | 4 | ... | 22 | 1 | 9 | 36 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 2 | 29 | 64 | 29 | 32 | 156 |
| Limewashed | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
| Walls Repaired | 2 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 73 |
| Floors Repaired | 2 | 5 | 205 | 41 | 13 | 266 |
| Doors provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Ventilated | ... | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Seats provided | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Drains Re-constructed | 41 | 25 | 57 | 43 | 90 | 256 |
| Surface Drains provided | 20 | ... | 23 | 1 | 15 | 59 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 73 | 62 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 229 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 86 | 35 | 72 | 33 | 117 | 343 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 53 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 108 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 13 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 88 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ventilated | 15 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 129 |
| Provided to Stables | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Clearing Eyes | 21 | ... | 18 | 11 | 24 | 74 |
| Disconnected from drains, trapped and ventilated | 50 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 156 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |