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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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| Table—continued.. | Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | ... | 16 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 9 | 41 | 157 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 12 | 47 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 46 | 39 | 223 |
| Gully traps fixed | ... | 3 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 22 | 53 | 162 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 78 |
| Do. repaired | 3 | 12 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 31 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| Chambers and access eyes provided | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 22 | 70 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 58 |
| Old waterclosets abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| New waterclosets provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 34 | 68 | 57 | 60 | 76 | 95 | 118 | 508 |
| Defective flush remedied | 16 | 30 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 196 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 7 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 25 |
| Seats provided or repaired | ... | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 44 |
| Roofs repaired | 3 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 63 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 20 | 43 | 177 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 59 | 413 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 7 | ... | 2 | 40 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Floors repaired | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 1 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 2 | ... | 14 | 63 |
| Cleansed | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 14 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Provided | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 12 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Provided | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Repaired | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Cases abated | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Number of nuisances abated | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 |
| Number of accumulations removed | ... | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |