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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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disinfecting the bedding and infected articles and clothing in
the Council's steam disinfector.
The death rate was equal to an annual rate of 0.02 per
1,000, whilst for the three preceding years it was 0.03, 0.05 and
0.05. The case mortality for 1911 was 15'4, compared with
16.7 for 1910.
The rate of mortality for England and Wales was 0.07, for
the 77 great towns 0.06, for the 136 smaller towns 0.07, and for
the County of London 0.03.

Table: The following table gives the situation in the borough of each case and the general condition of the dwellings :—

The following table gives the situation in the borough of each case and the general condition of the dwellings :—

Address.Ward.Age.Sexw.c. accommodation.Yard Paving.Sanitary Defects and Remarks.
Upcott StreetN.W.42M.In yardConcreteNo record made.
St. John's RoadS.E.36M.Outside„No nuisance.
Clifton RoadS.E.22M.Outside,,—
Vansittart StreetN.14F.In yard„Defecti\e gulley, pit dug.
Sandbourne Rd.S.37F.1 Inside, 1 outside„No nuisance.
Woodpecker Rd.N.W.19M.1 Inside, 1 outside„No record made.
Cornbury Road..N.W,16M.1 Inside, 1 outside„Yard surface cement concreted, floor vent provided, roof up, rooms cleansed
Pagnell StreetE.19M.In yard„No defects, drain tested, no result, house clean.
Railway GroveE.38FIn yard„Defective drainwhich was reconstructed. Housecleansed and repaired, July 1911.
March ant StreetN.W.28M.In yard„Kitchen dirty, (cleansed).
Wickham Gdns.S.23M1 Inside, 1 outsideTiledTwo stack pipes direct to drain. (Gullies fixed).
Watergate StreetN.13½M.OutsideConcrete defectiveThree rooms foul.
Napier StreetE.3F.In yardConcretePatient died at home. Notified as the result of P.M. examination.