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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Sanitary Workâcontinued.
| Numbsr of District. | Comparative figures for 1930. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | ||
| Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c's. | 179 | 88 | 267 | 206 | 86 | 166 | 228 | 1220 | 1462 |
| Dustbins provided | 70 | 37 | 66 | 63 | 95 | 84 | 43 | 458 | 644 |
| Repairs effected to windows, sashes, etc. | 71 | 57 | 83 | 134 | 76 | 100 | 30 | 551 | 778 |
| Repairs to stoves coppers and flues | 50 | 40 | 114 | 99 | 36 | 102 | 29 | 470 | 489 |
| Repairs to stairs, doors, etc. | 9 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 201 | 197 |
| Repairs to floors | 13 | 18 | 110 | 42 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 256 | 301 |
| Fish shops limewashed | 13 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 91 | 165 |
| Bakehouses limewashed | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 62 |
| Ventilation and lighting improved | 6 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 71 | 117 |
| Sinks and waste-pipes repaired | 48 | 37 | 78 | 106 | 50 | 34 | 114 | 467 | 555 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 40 |
| Overcrowding abated | 1 | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 86 | 88 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 93 | 89 |
| Drains unchoked and cleansed | 12 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 143 | 176 |
| Soil and vent pipes renewed or repaired | 10 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 97 | 103 |
| Gullies renewed or repaired | 21 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 201 | 218 |
| Inspection chambers, etc. provided or repaired | 19 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 195 | 178 |
| Miscellaneous repairs and improvements effected | 11 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 107 | 73 |
| Total repairs and improvements effected | 10928 | 14166 | |||||||
Reference to Districts.
| District No. | Inspector. | Wards (approximate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inspector Allam, died 2.10.32 | Deptford Park and Clifton Wards. |
| ,, Mayo, from 1.11.32 | Do. | |
| 2 | ,, Mayo | Evelyn Ward |
| ,, Webster, from 2.12.32 | Do. | |
| 3 | ,, Webster | St. Paul's Ward. |
| ,, Wilton, from 12.12.32 | Do. | |
| 4 | ,, Hewett | Vale Ward. |
| 5 | ,, Green | Canterbury and Hatcham (part) Wards. |
| 6 | ,, Kemp | Hatcham (part) Pepys and St. Catherine's Wards. |
| 7 | ,, Mason | St. Peter's, St. John's and Town Hall Wards |