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Camberwell 1937

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTOR'S SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1937.

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SANITARY INSPECTOR'S SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1937.

District No.	1.	2.	3.	4.	5	6.	7.	8 & 10.	9.	11.	12.
	H. Attwater.	D. V. Watkins.	w. Gilchrist.	G. N. Topping.	L. W. Burrell.	H. R. Weaver.	D. H. Pickard.	F. Maughan.	M. L. Malins.	M. Malins	W. T. Worsfold.	O'Riordan. (Miss F.)	Totals.
Description of Sanitary Improvements effected during the Year—
Number of rooms cleansed	275	218	313	299	228	297	194	466	211	183	83	28	2,795
Defective roofs repaired or rainwater pipes provided or repaired	192	122	195	182	150	175	149	239	136	143	42	2	1,727
Dampness abated	139	53	185	186	151	241	111	340	143	116	75	2	1,742
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired	71	6	63	80	52	36	44	110	91	59	12	–	624
Water fittings repaired	47	71	66	45	36	65	60	65	56	39	11	10	571
Drains entirely reconstructed	17	15	7	1	2	32	10	9	2	11	16	–	122
Drains partially reconstructed	62	19	20	8	46	100	28	50	20	69	55	–	477
Soil, vent pipes, sinks and waste pipes renewed or repaired	104	56	93	61	42	128	59	130	89	104	48	–	914
Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c.'s	158	147	166	186	81	162	90	229	126	128	33	24	1,530
Dustbins provided	84	89	128	162	26	128	45	104	55	51	16	2	890
Repairs effected to windows	149	63	233	166	59	222	58	257	107	74	26	4	1,418
Stoves and coppers repaired	99	49	75	91	61	84	53	214	74	59	8	–	867
Flooring repaired or renewed, repairs to woodwork (stairs, etc.)	105	40	121	112	53	94	44	184	53	57	16	4	883
Ventilation and lighting improved	7	–	4	4	2	12	6	8	5	6	1	–	55
Offensive accumulation removed	14	3	10	14	7	16	3	20	12	14	1	–	114
Miscellaneous repairs and improvements effected	178	51	112	266	62	158	102	259	138	126	44	9	1,505
Total repairs and improvements effected	1,701	1,002	1,791	1,863	1,058	1,950	1,056	2,684	1,318	1,239	487	85	16,234
Inspections—
Following complaint	514	399	529	680	579	557	420	863	334	361	187	31	5,454
House-to-house—(1) Where defects found	93	57	96	147	80	70	48	9	108	133	25	–	866
(2) Where no defects found	15	59	4	83	1	1	31	8	16	35	4	–	257
On occurrence of infection	72	106	47	64	92	123	88	110	81	43	49	13	888
Houses divided into separate tenements	17	34	10	–	2	2	12	3	16	12	–	4	112
Factories	44	70	62	93	12	81	23	41	36	37	15	268	782
Workshops	80	55	58	84	13	27	32	24	31	30	25	128	587
Workplaces	29	29	15	14	5	44	13	76	34	7	8	127	401
Rent (Restrictions) Act	–	3	4	2	2	6	2	7	–	1	2	–	29
New buildings	16	8	9	2	58	39	14	7	1	8	46	–	208
Milk premises	82	78	105	248	48	110	95	133	88	97	74	–	1,158
Offensive trades	5	2	3	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29
Outworkers' premises	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	617	617
Rag and bone dealers	6	3	1	15	–	9	2	3	–	1	–	–	40
Conveniences (public and private)	44	47	16	225	89	58	112	35	26	63	83	207	1,005
Schools	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	5	35	41
Shops Act	9	42	57	26	33	5	70	4	156	60	28	–	490
Pharmacy and Poisons Act	6	17	3	15	7	6	12	1	25	25	1	–	118
Child Life Protection	2	2	1	1	2	2	8	8	11	1	–	–	38
Common lodging houses	47	10	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
Miscellaneous	205	97	225	207	366	232	370	78	173	79	64	708	2,804
Housing Act, 1936—re Overcrowding	348	554	772	636	372	370	463	192	505	508	388	–	5,108
Total Inspections	1,634	1,672	2,017	2,561	1,761	1,745	1,815	1,602	1,641	1,502	1,004	2,138	21,092
Re-inspections, calls, etc.	3,400	2,634	2,836	3,344	2,932	3,336	2,567	3,874	2,593	3,103	3,121	503	34,243
Smoke observations	15	9	3	–	7	26	2	18	1	–	–	–	81

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTOR'S SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1937.