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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Summary of Sanitary Work carried out during the year 1931.
Number of District. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | Comparative figures for 1930. | |
On complaint | 108 | 116 | 120 | 156 | 213 | 133 | 10C | 946 | 1003 |
House-to-house— | |||||||||
1. Where defects found | 287 | 410 | 241 | 361 | 170 | 217 | 207 | 1893 | 1374 |
2. Where no defects found | 153 | 95 | 47 | 119 | 69 | 97 | 66 | 646 | 381 |
3. Spec. Housing Investigation | 190 | 155 | 345 | ... | |||||
On occurrence of Infection | 14G | 122 | 148 | 87 | J 73 | 214 | 141 | 1031 | 1427 |
On Notice from builder | 34 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 73 | 279 | 298 |
Reference from T. B. Dispensary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 37 |
Market Inspection | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 91 | 87 |
Factories | 6 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 79 | 122 |
Workshops | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 1 Q9 |
Workplaces | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 55 | Ion |
Butchers' premises | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ■ •. | 16 | \ | |
Fish premises | 28 | 39 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 260 | 1 242 |
Food premises (restaurants, etc.) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 58 | J |
Milk premises | 24 | 61 | 62 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 9 | 255 | 189 |
Offensive businesses | 7 | 3 | • • . | 10 | 1 | ||||
Ice Cream premises | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 120 | 130 |
Bakehouses | 20 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 140 | 115 |
Outworkers' premises | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 3 | 112 | 208 |
Miscellaneous inspections | 198 | 180 | 120 | 135 | 115 | 192 | 244 | 1184 | 2258 |
Total inspections | 1058 | 1204 | 1090 | 1207 | 940 | 1114 | 979 | 7592 | 8004 |
3060 | 3316 | 2961 | 3452 | 2071 | 2358 | 3243 | 20461 | 18167 | |
Smoke observations | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 24 |
Intimation | 510 | 597 | 422 | 664 | 403 | 517 | 439 | 3552 | 3458 |
Statutory | 114 | 162 | 136 | 279 | 121 | 143 | 149 | 1104 | 1078 |
Under Metropolis Management | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 74 | 15 |
Act, 1855 Under Sec. 17 Housing Act, 1930 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 42 | |||
Premises in respect of which notices were complied with | 589 | 667 | 439 | 672 | 433 | 578 | 563 | 3941 | 3855 |
Premises in respect of which works in compliance with notices served during the year 1931 were outstanding at the end of the year | 53 | 50 | 53 | 71 | 35 | I 1 62 | 21 | 345 | 371 |
Number of rooms, cleansed | 1102 | 889 | 781 | 1172 | 731 | 419 | 706 | 5800 | 4658 |
Defective roofs repaired | 98 | 184 | 147 | 140 | 82 | 136 | 83 | 870 | 1093 |
Dampness abated | 95 | 74 | 60 | 159 | 73 | 86 | 51 | 598 | 538 |
Clutters or rainwater pipes provided or repaired | 36 | 162 | 109 | 107 | 59 | 67 | 48 | 588 | 627 |
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 39 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 37 | 52 | 64 | 459 | 408 |
Water Fittings repaired | 11 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 116 | 85 |