London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Deptford 1911

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 inspected2154
Number of houses represented as unfit for habitation44
Number of houses represented as unfit for habitation, and not capable of being made fit-
Number of houses closed44
Number of houses demolished
Number of houses made habitable
Number of back-to-back houses converted to through houses-
Number of closing orders made44
Number of demolition orders made
Houses closed voluntarily2
Houses dealt with under Sec. 1550