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Deptford 1921
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 1921.
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Complaints Received | 14 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 70 | 58 | 20 | 326 |
| House-to-house Inspections | 291 | 354 | 290 | 290 | 9 | 59 | 119 | 1412 |
| Total Premises Inspected | 798 | 842 | 908 | 826 | 830 | 931 | 633 | 5768 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, Service of Notices, &c., &c. | 3053 | 2869 | 3045 | 3262 | 3037 | 3371 | 1946 | 20583 |
| Inspections under notice from Contractors, per Bye-Laws | 16 | ... | 33 | 28 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 168 |
| Number of Cases in which Proceedings have been taken | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 |
| "Intimations" Served | 539 | 444 | 573 | 516 | 438 | 548 | 421 | 3479 |
| "Statutory Notices" Served | 26 | 27 | 68 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 155 |
| Notices served under Section 28 Housing, Town Planning, &c., | ||||||||
| 1919 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 141 |
| Number of houses in which work was carried out by Sanitary Authority in default of owner | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Number of houses upon which closing orders became operative | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Water Closets- | ||||||||
| Old Closets abolished | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| New Closets provided | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| ,, „ ,, in Workshops | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | |
| Basin and Trap provided | 58 | 19 | 66 | 52 | 70 | 49 | 15 | 329 |
| Water Supply provided | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Water Supply Apparatus provided | 94 | 9 | 58 | ... | 2 | ... | 43 | 206 |
| Limewashed | 63 | ... | 38 | 38 | 22 | 54 | 41 | 256 |
| Walls Repaired | 21 | ... | 34 | 33 | 17 | ... | 24 | 129 |
| Floors Repaired | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | ... | 3 | 47 |
| Doors provided or repaired | 14 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 52 | |
| Ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Seats provided or repaired | 38 | .. | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 57 | |
| Basins Cleansed | ... | 14 | ... | 2 | 3 | .. | 17 | 36 |
| Roofs repaired | 44 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
| Drains— | ||||||||
| Drains Re-constructed | 17 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 134 |
| Surface Drains provided | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | 5 |
| Cleansed and Amended | 31 | 33 | 67 | 49 | 65 | 81 | 47 | 373 |
| Gully Traps fixed | 39 | ... | 47 | 35 | 17 | ... | 3 | 141 |
| Soil Pipes and Vent Pipes fixed or repaired | 25 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 128 | |
| Chambers built and Interceptors provided | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | 42 |
| Interceptors only fixed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ventilated (fresh-air inlets provided, &c.) | 12 | ... | 9 | 26 | 1 | 3 | ... | 51 |
| Covers provided to chambers | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Clearing Eyes | ... | ... | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |