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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 1923
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1923—continued.
| Table—continued. | Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drainage— | ||||||||
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 10 | ... | 73 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 27 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 49 | 15 | 24 | 221 |
| Gully traps fixed | 16 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 31 | ... | 2 | 110 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 3 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 82 | 8 | 7 | 81 |
| Do. repaired | 15 | ... | 7 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Water Closets- | ||||||||
| Old waterlosets abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| New waterclosets provided | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 17 | 14 | 54 | 22 | 64 | 25 | 18 | 214 |
| Defective flush remedied | 81 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 51 | 32 | 27 | 269 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 51 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 32 | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Roofs repaired | 48 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 121 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 75 | 20 | 61 | 104 | 60 | 141 | 35 | 496 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 14 | ... | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 53 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Floors repaired | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 39 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 20 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 |
| Urinals— | ||||||||
| Cleansed | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 17 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dung Receptacles- | ||||||||
| Provided | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Repaired | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding- | ||||||||
| Cases abated | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals— | ||||||||
| Number of nuisances abated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| Offensive accumulations | ||||||||
| Number of accumulations removed | 13 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | 5 | 18 | 46 |