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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1934. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals | ||
| Sinks and waste-pipes renewed or repaired | 189 | 106 | 58 | 87 | 103 | 152 | 55 | 80 | 74 | 904 | 585 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | ... | O | 50 | 64 | |||
| Drains partially reconstructed | 12 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 127 | 96 |
| Drains unchoked and cleansed | 18 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 154 | 155 |
| Soil and vent pipes renewed or repaired | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 123 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 224 | 118 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 74 | 58 | 15 | 10 | 239 | 193 |
| Manholes, chambers, fresh-air inlets, etc., provided or repaired | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 200 | 171 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c's. | 160 | 148 | 116 | 158 | 122 | 239 | 129 | 71 | 86 | 1229 | 1283 |
| Repairs effected to windows, sashes, etc. | 104 | 94 | 35 | 90 | 88 | 98 | 20 | 95 | 34 | 658 | 650 |
| Repairs to stoves, coppers and flues | 37 | 80 | 36 | 56 | 34 | 73 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 399 | 566 |
| Repairs to stairs, doors, etc. | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 189 | 227 |
| Repairs to floors | 18 | 34 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 238 | 276 |
| Fish shops limewashed | 18 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 138 |
| Hakehouses limewashed | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ... | 5 | 51 | 48 |
| Ventilation and lighting improved | 18 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ... | 3 | 107 | 106 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 37 |
| Dustbins provided | 50 | 31 | 23 | 61 | 113 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 39 | 397 | 427 |
| Miscellaneous repairs and improvements effected | 16 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 128 | 162 |
| Total repairs and improvements effected | 1577 | 1356 | 826 | 1413 | 1517 | 1922 | 972 | 972 | 746 | 11301 | 11185 |
R eference to D istricts.
| District No. | Inspector. | Wards (approximate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inspector Mayo | Deptford Park (part) and Clifton Wards. |
| 2 | ,, Webster | Evelyn and Deptford Park (part) Wards. |
| 3 | Gregory (ResignedMay, 1935) | St. Paul's (part) and St. John's (part) Wards. |
| Allen | ||
| 4 | ,, Hewett | Vale and St. Paul's (part) Wards. |
| 5 | ,, Green | Canterbury and Hatcham (part) Wards. |
| ,, Wilton | Hatcham (part) Pepys and St. Catherine's Wards. | |
| 7 | ,, Mason | St. Peter's, St. John's (part) and Town Hall Wards. |
| 8 | ,, Downes (Temporary from 8.4.35) | Hatcham (part) and Pepys (part) Wards. |
| 9 | ,, Sumner (Temporary from 8.4.35) | St. John's and St. Peter's (part) Wards. |