Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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habit when houses are internally decorated, of putting new
papers over the old and dirty papers, so that not infrequently
five or six layers of old and dirty wall-papers are covered with
a new one. More attention should also be paid by owners to
the dilapidated and dangerous condition of the ceilings. It is
very desirable that when a house is cleaned the walls should
be stripped before new paper is put on, and thus foul emanations
which are liable to arise from layers of dirt, paste, and
old wall-paper may be avoided, as this condition cannot but be
unhealthy and unhygienic for the inmates of the dwellinghouses.
The following is a tabular statement of the work carried out during the year :— work done under the housing, town planning, &c. act, 1909.
Number of houses inspected | 2154 |
Number of houses represented as unfit for habitation | 44 |
Number of houses represented as unfit for habitation, and not capable of being made fit | - |
Number of houses closed | 44 |
Number of houses demolished | — |
Number of houses made habitable | — |
Number of back-to-back houses converted to through houses | - |
Number of closing orders made | 44 |
Number of demolition orders made | — |
Houses closed voluntarily | 2 |
Houses dealt with under Sec. 15 | 50 |