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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following is a summary of the inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors together with a statement of the improvements effected during the year:—
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| On complaint | 37 | 97 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 72 | 366 |
| House-to-house | 164 | 308 | 305 | 386 | 318 | 342 | 263 | 2086 |
| Infectious diseases | 173 | 174 | 134 | 150 | 168 | 175 | 242 | 1216 |
| Notice from builder | 31 | 66 | 46 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 115 | 382 |
| New houses for water certificate | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other inspections | 117 | 226 | 292 | 236 | 287 | 318 | 297 | 1773 |
| Total | 522 | 873 | 812 | 861 | 850 | 918 | 989 | 5825 |
| 943 | 2518 | 2433 | 2411 | 2064 | 1953 | 2223 | 14545 | |
| Intimation (Public Health Act) | 228 | 460 | 445 | 481 | 454 | 452 | 340 | 2860 |
| Statutory ( Do. ) | 20 | 39 | 58 | 35 | 98 | 25 | 27 | 302 |
| Housing Act, Sec. 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Number of rooms, etc., cleansed | 276 | 659 | 437 | 663 | 440 | 407 | 451 | 3333 |
| Ventilation improved (number of premises) | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 12 | ... | 7 | 36 |
| Number of roofs repaired | 36 | 102 | 128 | 86 | 75 | 60 | 36 | 523 |
| Dampness abated (number of premises) | 34 | 30 | 18 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 21 | 229 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes provided or repaired | 29 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 45 | 22 | 56 | 410 |
| Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 22 | 49 | 53 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 261 |
| Scullery floors paved, or paving repaired | 16 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 69 | |
| Coppers provided or repaired | 6 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 145 |
| Other repairs and improvements... | 41 | 162 | 405 | 128 | 175 | 73 | 142 | 1126 |
| 23 | ||||||||
| Re-instated | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Fittings repaired (number of premises) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 16 | ... | 96 |
| Cisterns cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| covered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, abolished | '... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
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