Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1920.
Table No. 1.
Number of District. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals | |
Complaints Received | 16 | 28 | 52 | 53 | 71 | 52 | 79 | 36 | 387 |
Total Premises Inspected | 891 | 352 | 839 | 995 | 829 | 820 | 825 | 392 | 5943 |
Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c.,&c. | 3033 | 1191 | 2755 | 3197 | 2899 | 3298 | 2565 | 1465 | 20403 |
Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 33 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 157 |
Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||
" Intimations " Serve | 487 | 123 | 462 | 593 | 570 | 605 | 551 | 312 | 3703 |
" Statutory Notices" Served | 68 | ... | 17 | 9 | 91 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 268 |
Houses closed by Magistrate's Order | . . . | . . . | . .. | . . . | . .. | . .. | ... | ||
,, ,, voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Water Closets— | |||||||||
Old Closets abolished | ... | . . . | 1 | . . . | . . . | ... | 1 | ||
New Closets provided | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | » . . | . . . | 4 | . .. | 6 |
,, ,, ,, in Workshops | . . . | . .. | . . . | . . . | . .. | M| | |||
Basin and Trap provided | 28 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 22 | 215 |
Water Supply provided | 22 | . . . | 7 | 9 | 5 | 43 | |||
Water Supply Apparatus provided | 60 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 49 | 33 | 1 | ... | 182 |
Limewashed | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 38 | 46 | 200 |
Walls Repaired | 25 | . . . | 4 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 40 | 21 | 163 |
Floors Repaired | 10 | . . . | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
Doors provided or repaired and fastening provided | 2 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 62 | |
Ventilated | ... | . . . | 1 | . .. | . . . | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Seats provided or repaired | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 48 | |
Basins Cleansed | . . . | . . . | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | . . . | 18 |
Miscellaneous Repairs | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Drains— | |||||||||
Drains Re-constructed | ... | , , | 8 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 55 |
Surface Drains provided | . . . | ... | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2 | . . ■ | . . . | 2 |
Cleansed and Amended | 42 | 28 | 48 | 20 | 44 | 70 | 33 | 19 | 304 |
Gully Traps fixed | 9 | 13 | ... . | 22 | 11 | 37 | 17 | 109 | |
New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 81 | |
Chambers built and Interceptors provided | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |
Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | |
Ventilated | 10 | ... | 4 | 17 | 12 | -.. | . . . | 43 | |
Provided to Stables | . . . | . . . | ... | . . . | . .. | . . . | ... | ||
Clearing Eyes | . . . | . . . | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | 18 | ||
Miscellaneous Repairs | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ... | 20 | ||
Sinks, Bath& Lavatory Wastes, and Rain Water Pipes- | |||||||||
Disconnected from drains, trapped and ventilated | ... | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 39 | ... | 26 | 151 |