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Deptford 1914
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Table. REPORT OF SANITARY INPECTORS FOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDED JANUARY 2nd, 1915.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. | |
| Complaints Received | 14 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 149 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 554 | 863 | 1056 | 1077 | 875 | 852 | 748 | 6025 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c | 2611 | 2857 | 3136 | 3025 | 2743 | 2603 | 3684 | 20659 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 14 | 118 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 263 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
| "Intimations" Served | 356 | 154 | 306 | 491 | 587 | 479 | 425 | 2798 |
| "Statutory Notices" Served | 38 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 143 |
| Houses closed by Magistrate's Order | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Water Closets- | ||||||||
| Old Closets abolished | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 |
| New Closets provided | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 16 |
| ,, ,, ,, in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Basin and Trap provided | 11 | 69 | 35 | 39 | 65 | 30 | 39 | 288 |
| Water Supply provided | 9 | 5 | 14 | ... | 30 | 2 | ... | 60 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 36 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 27 | 20 | ... | 141 |
| Limewashed | 61 | 3 | 7 | ... | 22 | 23 | 17 | 133 |
| Walls Repaired | 43 | 1 | ... | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 90 |
| Floors Repaired | 40 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 49 |
| Doors provided | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Ventilated | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Seats provided | 15 | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 4 | 39 | |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 35 | |
| Sealed off from Scullery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Drains- | ||||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | 3 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 125 |
| Surface Drains provided | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 12 | 133 | 21 | 35 | 51 | 61 | 14 | 327 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 7 | 68 | 31 | 14 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 218 |
| New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | 1 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 18 | 140 |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 2 | 12 | 8 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 34 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ventilated | 2 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 74 |
| Provided to Stables | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Clearing Eyes | ... | 12 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 50 |