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Deptford 1927
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1927—continued.
| Table—continued. | Number of District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drainage— | ||||||||
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | 7 | 5 | 8 | ... | 1 | 36 | 7 | 64 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 33 | 44 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 216 |
| Gully traps fixed | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | ... | 58 | 3 | 93 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 75 |
| Do. repaired | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | ... | 22 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ... | 31 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 16 |
| Chambers provided and access eyes | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 55 |
| Sinks and sink waste pipes provided | 6 | 10 | 118 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 227 |
| Sinks and sink waste pipes repaired or trapped | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 157 | ... | 167 |
| Water Closets- | ||||||||
| Old waterclosets abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New waterclosets provided | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 35 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 91 | 24 | 265 |
| Defective flush remedied | 15 | 30 | 12 | 43 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 176 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 48 |
| Roofs repaired | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 119 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 21 | 38 | 61 | 79 | 45 | 57 | 75 | 376 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | ... | 12 | 5 | ... | 6 | 8 | 27 | 58 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Floors repaired | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Other repairs or improvements | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 29 | 81 |
| Urinals— | ||||||||
| Cleansed | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Dung Receptacles- | ||||||||
| Provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Overcrowding- Cases abated | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals— | ||||||||
| Number of nuisances abated | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Offensive accumulations— | ||||||||
| Number of accumulations removed | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 5 | 82 |