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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EFTERIC FEVER, 1915—continued.
*Evelyn Street | N. | 30 | F. | 1 internal 1 external | Good | Insufficient supply of water to 1st floor W.C. Dustbin deficient. Vent pipe of drain choked |
*Kempslade Street | N. | 35 | F. | 1 external | „ | No nuisance Drain tested, no result |
*Gosterwood St | N. | 20 | F. | 1 „ | „ | Back-addition room ceiling dirty, scullery walls and ceiling dirty, staircase ceiling dirty, defective dustbin. Drain tested, no result |
Woodpecker Rd. | N.W. | 11 | M. | 1 „ | Defective | Untrapped drain inlet |
Grove Street | N. | 9 | F. | 1 „ | Good | Drain choked, and W.C. pan defective |
Do. | N. | 40 | M | 1 „ | „ | „ |
*Alloa Road | N. | 35 | M. | 1 „ | „ | No nuisance Drain tested, no result |
Wilson Street | S.E. | 10 | F. | 1 „ | „ | No nuisance |
Do. | S.E. | 4 | F. | 1 „ | „ | „ |
Childers Street | N. | 60 | F. | 1 „ | „ | Scullery roof defective, washhouse requires limewashing, water tap defective (repaired) |
Stanley Street | E. | 53 | M. | 1 „ | „ | Drains tested—correct No nuisance |
*Milk supplied from farm as mentioned in report.
The following table gives the age, ward and seasonable distribution during the past year:—
WARD. | QUARTERS. | YEAR. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March. | June. | Sept. | Dec. | |||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F. | | Total. | ||||||
East | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
North | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||||
North-West | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
South | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
South East | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||
South-West | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Total | 6 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 37 | |||||
AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED. | ||||||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & upwards. | All Ages. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .. | 37 |