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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Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1935. | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals | ||
Inspections— | |||||||||||
On complaint | 159 | 97 | 290 | 210 | 174 | 106 | 143 | 91 | 71 | 1341 | 1394 |
House-to-house— | |||||||||||
1. Where defects found | 190 | 81 | 19 | 143 | 194 | 239 | 6 | 4 | 876 | 1038 | |
2. Where no defects found | 70 | 11 | 53 | 37 | 22 | ... | 1 | 4 | 202 | 432 | |
On occurrence of Infection | 95 | 34 | 109 | 75 | 94 | 61 | 63 | 29 | 53 | 613 | 765 |
On Notice from builder | 188 | 40 | 35 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 64 | 15 | 45 | 539 | 586 |
Reference from T.B. Dispensary | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 20 | 22 | |
Market Inspection | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | ... | 87 | 90 | |
Factories | 16 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 106 | 73 | |
Workshops | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ... | 2 | 6 | 34 | 33 | |
Workplaces | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 53 |
Food premises (restaurants, etc.) | 46 | 283 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 387 | 261 |
Butchers' premises | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | 19 | 15 | |
Ice Cream premises | 15 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 111 | 189 | |
Milk premises | 53 | 45 | 59 | 13 | 76 | 51 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 348 | 320 |
Bakehouses | 16 | ... | 16 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 4 | ... | 3 | 89 | 104 |
Fish premises | 41 | 17 | 14 | 66 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 223 | 173 |
Offensive businesses | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 29 | 20 | |
Outworkers' premises | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 124 |
Common Lodging Houses | ... | 8 | 14 | ... | ... | 12 | 15 | ... | 3 | 52 | 77 |
Shops Act Inspections | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 46 | 279 | |
Special Housing Inspections | 104 | 74 | 416 | 117 | 130 | 53 | 79 | 37 | 12 | 1022 | 2894 |
Poisons Act Inspections | 13 | 5 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 114 | |
Miscellaneous inspections | 181 | 98 | 394 | 322 | 277 | 154 | 197 | 101 | 57 | 1781 | 1912 |
Total inspections | 1250 | 842 | 1508 | 1184 | 1196 | 856 | 650 | 401 | 297 | 8184 | 10854 |
Re-inspections, Calls, etc. | 2443 | 1368 | 1708 | 2567 | 2629 | 2040 | 2116 | 940 | 1095 | 16906 | 20112 |
Smoke observations | 15 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |||
Notices Served— | |||||||||||
Intimation | 376 | 186 | 309 | 445 | 405 | 330 | 176 | 115 | 89 | 2431 | 2850 |
Statutory | 76 | 45 | 121 | 144 | 70 | 105 | 41 | 44 | 12 | 658 | 698 |
Premises in respect of which notices were complied with | 536 | 200 | 345 | 454 | 436 | 364 | 213 | 165 | 150 | 2863 | 3256 |
Premises in respect of which works in compliance with notices served during 1936 were outstanding at the end of the year | 36 | 24 | 53 | 45 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 261 | 274 |
Description of Sanitary lm provements effected during the year- | |||||||||||
Number of rooms cleansed | 547 | 334 | 401 | 480 | 639 | 450 | 119 | 158 | 73 | 3201 | 3747 |
Defective roofs repaired | 77 | 66 | 93 | 76 | 78 | 60 | 35 | 51 | 22 | 558 | 647 |
Gutters or rainwater pipes pro vided or repaired | 84 | 42 | 33 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 372 | 463 |
Dampness abated | 36 | 28 | 67 | 78 | 67 | 94 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 431 | 495 |
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired | 39 | 24 | 12 | 37 | 66 | 67 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 295 | 325 |
Water Fittings repaired | 70 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 202 | 192 |
R eference to D istricts.
District No. | Inspector. | Wards (approximate) |
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Inspector Mayo | Deptford Park (part) and Clifton Wards. | |
2 | „ Webster | Evelyn and Deptford Park (part) Wards. |
3 | „ Allen | St. Paul's (part) and St. John's (part) Wards. |
4 | „ Hewett | Vale and St. Paul's (part) Wards. |
5 | „ Green | Canterbury and Hatcham (part) Wards. |
6 & 8 | „ Wilton | Hatcham (part) Pepys and St. Catherine's Wards. |
7 & 9 | „ Mason | St. Peter's, St John's (part) and Town Hall Wards. |