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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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
Number of District. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. | |
Complaints Received | ... | 39 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 46 | 24 | 186 |
Total Premises Inspected | ... | 783 | 901 | 952 | 836 | 808 | 733 | 5013 |
Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | ... | 3375 | 2949 | 2856 | 2794 | 2883 | 3454 | 18311 |
Inspections under notice from Con | ||||||||
tractors, per Bye-Laws | ... | 74 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 184 |
Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
" Intimations " Served | ... | 202 | 396 | 417 | 541 | 461 | 655 | 2672 |
" Statutory Notices" Served | ... | 4 | 17 | 15 | 66 | 15 | 13 | 130 |
Houses closed (Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
,, voluntarily | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Old Closets abolished | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
New Closets provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
,, ,, ,, in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Basin and Trap provided | ... | 53 | 16 | 26 | 60 | is | 33 | 201 |
Water Supply provided | ... | 10 | 24 | 10 | 44 | |||
Water Supply Apparatus provided | ... | 3 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 100 | |
Limewashed | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 14 | 28 | 22 | 74 |
Walls Repaired | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 36 | |
Floors Repaired | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 |
Doors provided | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 17 | 22 | 46 | |
Ventilated | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
Seats provided | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Basins Cleansed | ... | ... | 21 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 64 |
Sealed off from Scullery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 |
Drains Re-ccnstructed | ... | 19 | 8 | 7 | 29 | ... | 7 | 70 |
Surface Drains provided | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 13 |
Cleansed and Amended | ... | 103 | 24 | 44 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 351 |
Gully Traps fixed | ... | 42 | 18 | 11 | 56 | 16 | 12 | 155 |
New Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed | ... | 27 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 76 |
Chambers built and Interceptors provided | ... | 11 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Ventilated | ... | 7 | ... | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 43 |
Provided to Stables | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Clearing Eyes | ... | 11 | ... | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
Sinks, Bath& Lavatory Wastes, | ||||||||
and Rain Water Pipes- | ||||||||
Disconnected from drains, trap ped and ventilated | ... | 24 | 17 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 154 |