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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 1925
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925—continued.
| Table—continued. | Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 12 | ... | 52 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 59 | 58 | 49 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 277 |
| Gully traps fixed | 15 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 21 | ... | 5 | 102 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 6 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| Do. repaired | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 7 | 8 | 12 | 39 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 2 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
| Chambers provided and access eyes | 5 | ... | 16 | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | 33 |
| New sinks provided | 10 | ... | 6 | 32 | ... | ... | 12 | 60 |
| Old waterclosets abolished | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| New waterclosets provided | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 14 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 28 | 24 | 58 | 34 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 231 |
| Defective flush remedied | 97 | 26 | 49 | 2 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 280 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| Roofs repaired | 18 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 89 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 77 | 5 | 66 | 35 | 38 | 92 | 37 | 350 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 9 | 9 | 7 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 37 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Floors repaired | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 4 | 21 | 12 | ... | 4 | 16 | ... | 57 |
| Cleansed | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Provided | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cases abated | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 |
| Number of nuisances abated | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 |
| Number of accumulations removed | ... | 11 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 45 |