[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 29

Deptford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table: Summary of Sanitary Work carried out during the year 1937.

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Summary of Sanitary Work carried out during the year 1937.

Inspections—	Number of District.										Comparative figures for 1936.
Inspections—	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Totals	Comparative figures for 1936.
On complaint	168	102	308	181	211	200	144	144	110	1568	1341
House-to-house—
1. Where defects found	232	204	85	188	154	214	118	31	106	1332	876
2. Where no defects found	42	40	8	78	27	25	60	9	25	314	202
On occurrence of Infection	51	36	110	49	100	96	54	42	40	578	613
On Notice from builder	148	42	68	50	58	74	103	24	20	587	539
Reference from T.B. Dispensary	5	1	1	2	3	6	2	...	2	22	20
Market Inspection	14	12	14	10	13	13	11	...	...	87	87
Factories	2	4	...	...	9	...	...	...	424	439	106
Workshops and workplaces	7	1	...	...	1	...	...	...	544	553	78
Food premises	33	269	14	12	37	9	15	...	1	390	387
Butchers' premises	...	...	...	1	8	2	1	...	...	12	19
Milk premises	41	89	28	14	74	80	2	...	...	328	348
Offensive businesses	...	...	9	...	...	...	1	...	...	10	29
Common Lodging Houses	8	...	13	...	...	...	17	3	...	49	52
Ice Cream premises	10	35	38	28	20	30	10	...	...	171	111
Fish Shops	24	17	9	35	12	29	21	1	...	148	223
Bakehouses	17	...	24	18	18	8	6	...	...	91	89
Outworkers' premises	19	5	15	6	26	37	16	2	...	126	101
Miscellaneous inspections	138	90	334	119	271	257	214	58	49	1530	1781
Shops Act Inspections	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	630	630	46
Special Housing Inspections	49	71	210	76	72	82	161	1038	85	1844	1022
Poisons Act Inspections	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	231	231	114
Total inspections	1008	1018	1288	867	1122	1162	956	1352	2267	11040	8184
Re-inspections, Calls, etc.	2633	2377	2234	2573	2666	2986	3374	2493	2443	23779	16906
Smoke observations	1	6	...	2	1	...	2	...	...	12	23
Notices Served —
Intimation	443	315	425	451	403	447	281	127	229	3121	2431
Statutory	26	99	138	159	78	170	55	42	38	805	658
Housing Act	...	1	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	...
Premises in respect of which notices were complied with	477	275	358	469	376	477	294	96	175	2997	2863
Premises in respect of which works in compliance with notices served during the year 1937 were outstanding at the end of the year	58	68	88	45	60	52	45	14	8	438	261
Description of Sanitary Improvements effected during; the year-
Number of rooms cleansed	666	617	329	581	528	384	247	140	171	3663	3201
Defective roofs repaired	89	109	98	99	85	84	55	27	48	694	558
Gutters, ec., provided or repaired	77	109	39	60	57	62	38	23	19	484	372
Dampness abated	47	80	81	90	68	106	58	16	25	571	431
Yards, etc., paved or repaired	73	69	14	37	39	30	21	7	13	303	295
Water Fittings repaired	19	4	7	15	9	13	30	12	4	113	202
Sinks, etc , renewed or repaired	100	108	40	98	84	163	88	39	21	741	794
Drains entirely reconstructed	1	1	2	3	10	6	11	4	...	38	43