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Deptford 1922
[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 1922.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Complaints Received | 16 | 48 | 43 | 24 | 63 | 48 | 23 | 265 |
| House-to-house Inspections. | 324 | 380 | 361 | 292 | 65 | 168 | 246 | 1836 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 806 | 784 | 831 | 801 | 793 | 930 | 739 | 5684 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. . | 2760 | 3552 | 2737 | 2625 | 2725 | 2921 | 2518 | 19838 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 13 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 170 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| " Intimations " Served | 513 | 363 | 536 | 498 | 373 | 507 | 462 | 3252 |
| " Statutory Notices" Served | 8 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 188 |
| Notices served under Section 28 Housing, Town Planning, &c., 1919 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Number of houses in which work was carried out by Sanitary Authority in default of owner | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Number of houses upon which closing orders became operative | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Closets— | ||||||||
| Old Closets abolished | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| New Closets provided | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... |
| Basin and Trap provided | 49 | 17 | 61 | 26 | 86 | 24 | 14 | 277 |
| Water Supply provided | 7 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 28 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 79 | 6 | 31 | ... | 1 | ... | 23 | 140 |
| Limewashed | 60 | 6 | 45 | 42 | ... | 32 | 36 | 221 |
| Walls Repaired | 62 | 4 | 33 | 47 | ... | 12 | 24 | 182 |
| Floors Repaired | 9 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Doors provided or repaired | 21 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 45 |
| Ventilated | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 | |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 17 | 34 |
| Roofs repaired | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drains- | ||||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 103 |
| Surface Drains provided | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | .. | ... | 14 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 21 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 40 | 20 | 34 | 245 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 7 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 39 | ... | 4 | 106 |
| Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed or repaired | 16 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 105 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | 31 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ventilated (fresh-air inlets provided, &c.) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Covers provided to chambers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Clearing Eyes | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 |