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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 1911

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1911—continued.

ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1911—continued.

Table-continued.Number of District
1234567Totals.
Cleansing: and Repairs— Houses Cleansed and Limewashed40895204271246124101448
Houses repaired and Ventilation improved27242114627618327776
House roofs repaired124367753838722482
Dung Receptacles—
Abolished........................
Provided...............2...2
Repaired1..................1
Underground Rooms- Used as dwellings abolished3..................3
Overcrowding Cases Abated8221236...33
Accumulations Removed632136...21
Animals— Ceased keeping as a Nuisance2......411...8
Smoke Nuisances-
Cases Abated16...214...14
Observations......62194...31
Rooms occupied in such a manner as to be a nuisance2..................2
Inland Revenue Act
Houses inspected for Certificates...61............7
Number of Tenements...122............14
Number of Certificates granted......1............1
Number of Certificates refused...6...............6
Dampness abated............35...1853
Urinals— Springs provided to doors...2.........2...4
Urinals cleansed...1...1...2...4
colspan="9">District No. 1.—Inspector Simpson.
District No. 2.—Inspector Priest.
District No. 3.—Inspector Shelley.
District No. 4.—Inspector Snowden.
District No. 5.—Inspector Owner.
District No 6.—Inspector Kemp.
District No. 7.—Inspector Hewett.