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Deptford 1923
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1923.
Table No. XXV.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Inspections — | ||||||||
| On complaint | 9 | 43 | 52 | 19 | 55 | 49 | 20 | 247 |
| House-to-house | 453 | 488 | 424 | 465 | 309 | 381 | 365 | 2885 |
| infectious diseases | 85 | 76 | 89 | 90 | 154 | 132 | 127 | 753 |
| Notice from builder | 16 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 61 | 15 | 18 | 172 |
| New houses for water certificate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other inspections | 236 | 208 | 259 | 177 | 211 | 255 | 231 | 1577 |
| Total | 799 | 829 | 856 | 767 | 792 | 832 | 761 | 5636 |
| Reinspections, Calls, etc.— | ||||||||
| Total | 2538 | 2490 | 2522 | 2555 | 2666 | 2296 | 2287 | 17354 |
| Notices Served — | ||||||||
| Intimation (Public Health Act) | 578 | 443 | 597 | 513 | 438 | 553 | 465 | 3587 |
| Statutory ( Do, ) | 8 | 33 | 62 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 48 | 218 |
| Under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Housing, Town Planning, etc.. Act, 1919, Sec. 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cleansing and Repairs— | ||||||||
| Number of premises, etc., cleansed | 185 | 197 | 198 | 346 | 295 | 320 | 291 | 1832 |
| Ventilation improved (number of premises) | 225 | 81 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 326 |
| Number of roofs repaired | 87 | 98 | 148 | 90 | 113 | 85 | 104 | 735 |
| Dampness abated (number of premises) | 44 | 21 | 26 | 43 | 67 | 107 | 41 | 349 |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes provided or repaired | 86 | 78 | 82 | 112 | 101 | 98 | 66 | 623 |
| Yards and forecourts paved | ... | 11 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | ... | 70 |
| Yard and forecourt paving repaired | 104 | 8 | 5 | 43 | ... | 91 | 47 | 298 |
| Scullery floors paved, or paving repaired | 20 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 119 |
| Coppers provided and repaired | 95 | ... | 31 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 38 | 259 |
| Other repairs and improvements | 248 | 73 | 202 | 222 | 230 | 186 | 135 | 1296 |
| Water Supply- | ||||||||
| Fittings repaired (number of premises) | 21 | 25 | 45 | 65 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 193 |
| Cisterns cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| ,, provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, covered | 11 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
| ,, abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Potable water supply provided from Service | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Additional facilities provided in tenement houses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other improvements | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |