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 1932.
Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1931. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | ||
Inspections— | |||||||||
On complaint | 140 | 130 | 149 | 181 | 236 | 110 | 130 | 1076 | 946 |
House-to-house— 1. Where defects found | 255 | 37 | 182 | 245 | 107 | 223 | 114 | 1163 | 1893 |
2. Where no defects found | 117 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 44 | 113 | 126 | 515 | 991 |
On occurrence of Infection | 188 | 178 | 227 | 141 | 170 | 271 | 174 | 1349 | 1031 |
On Notice from builder | 51 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 77 | 308 | 279 |
Reference from T. B. Dispensary | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 23 |
Market Inspection | 15 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 88 | 91 |
Factories | 1 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 79 |
Workshops | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 49 |
Workplaces | 9 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 55 |
Butchers'premises | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 16 |
Fish premises | 26 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 175 | 260 |
Food premises (restaurants, etc.). | 14 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 132 | 58 |
Milk premises | 19 | 20 | 54 | 23 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 215 | 255 |
Offensive businesses | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Ice Cream premises | 10 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 93 | 120 |
Bakehouses | 17 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 108 | 140 |
Outworkers' premises | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 69 | 112 |
Miscellaneous inspections | 159 | 106 | 122 | 118 | 132 | 229 | 250 | 1116 | 1184 |
Total inspections | 1034 | 570 | 953 | 961 | 900 | 1193 | 1041 | 6652 | 7592 |
Re-inspections, Calls, etc. | 2833 | 1239 | 2599 | 2570 | 1988 | 2435 | 3620 | 17284 | 20461 |
Smoke observations | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 14 | 18 |
Notices Served— | |||||||||
Intimation | 469 | 220 | 334 | 502 | 337 | 426 | 335 | 2623 | 3552 |
Statutory | 89 | 62 | 100 | 202 | 64 | 98 | 72 | 687 | 1104 |
Under Sec. 17 Housing Act, 1930 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Sec. 11 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 74 |
Premises in respect of which notices were complied with | 545 | 253 | 377 | 567 | 350 | 513 | 385 | 2990 | 3941 |
Premises in respect of which works in compliance with notices served during the year 1932 were outstanding at the end of the year | 46 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 49 | 42 | 245 | 345 |
Description of Sanitary Im = provements effected during the year— | |||||||||
Number of rooms, cleansed | 894 | 331 | 828 | 878 | 561 | 415 | 433 | 4340 | 5800 |
Defective roofs repaired | 71 | 59 | 111 | 109 | 55 | 112 | 46 | 563 | 870 |
Dampness abated | 86 | 27 | 39 | 82 | 63 | 85 | 47 | 429 | 508 |
Gutters or rainwater pipes provided or repaired | 47 | 46 | 74 | 78 | 31 | 42 | 33 | 351 | 588 |
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 49 | 30 | 93 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 51 | 359 | 459 |
Water Fittings repaired | 11 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 94 | 116 |