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Deptford 1928
[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 1928.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Inspections— | — | |||||||
| On complaint | 7 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 64 | 28 | 195 |
| House-to-house | 373 | 478 | 511 | 522 | 425 | 379 | 472 | 3160 |
| Infectious diseases | 145 | 136 | 90 | 108 | 145 | 216 | 130 | 970 |
| Notice from builder | 29 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 83 | 23 | 216 |
| New houses for water certificate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | 14 |
| Other inspections | 232 | 233 | 177 | 250 | 181 | 239 | 238 | 1550 |
| Total | 786 | 911 | 809 | 907 | 808 | 993 | 891 | 6105 |
| Total | 1794 | 2507 | 2095 | 2195 | 2524 | 2099 | 2770 | 15984 |
| Intimation (Public Health Act) | 465 | 537 | 489 | 598 | 435 | 499 | 534 | 3557 |
| Statutory ( Do. ) | 6 | 82 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 50 | 60 | 260 |
| Number of premises, etc., cleansed | 195 | 278 | 337 | 432 | 291 | 259 | 357 | 2149 |
| Ventilation improved (number of premises) | ... | 16 | 12 | ... | 1 | 3 | 25 | 57 |
| Number of roofs repaired | 57 | 129 | 82 | 108 | 127 | 95 | 129 | 727 |
| Dampness abated (number of premises) | 28 | 86 | 74 | 167 | 64 | 75 | ||
| 48 | 542 | |||||||
| Gutters and rainwater pipes provided or repaired | 29 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 110 | 91 | 127 | 591 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | ... | ... | 3 | 93 | 1 | 6 | ... | 103 |
| Yard and forecourt paving repaired | 52 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 43 | 48 | 42 | 265 |
| Scullery floors paved, or paving repaired | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 86 | 176 |
| Coppers provided and repaired | 20 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 58 | 216 |
| Other repairs and improvements | 70 | 223 | 125 | 134 | 210 | 237 | 340 | 1339 |
| Re-instated | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Fittings repaired (number of premises) | 3 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 108 |
| Cisterns cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, covered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| ,, abolished | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 |
| Potable water supply provided from Service | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Additional facilities provided in tenement houses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other improvements | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |