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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Summary of Sanitary Work —continued.
| Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1936. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals | ||
| Drains partially reconstructed | 17 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 129 |
| Drains unchoked and cleansed | 14 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 139 | 150 |
| Soil pipes, etc., renewed or repaired | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 194 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 293 | 245 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 183 | 237 |
| Manholes, etc., provided or repaired | 18 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 135 | 161 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to w.c's. | 176 | 209 | 93 | 184 | 150 | 199 | 185 | 43 | 161 | 1400 | 1136 |
| Dustbins provided | 50 | 19 | 69 | 46 | 64 | 104 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 403 | 334 |
| Window repairs | 154 | 115 | 46 | 115 | 86 | 76 | 20 | 15 | 56 | 683 | 523 |
| Stove and copper repairs | 41 | 137 | 42 | 62 | 46 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 55 | 457 | 364 |
| Stair and door repairs | 21 | 48 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 172 | 148 | |
| Flooring repaired | 30 | 68 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 244 | 197 |
| Ventilation, heating and lighting improved | 5 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 91 | 106 |
| Fish shops limewashed | 18 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 20 | ... | ... | 123 | 146 |
| Bakehouses limewashed | 11 | ... | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 48 | 42 |
| Accumulations removed | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 35 |
| Miscellaneous repairs | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 86 | 98 |
| Total repairs and improvements effected | 1659 | 1756 | 982 | 1592 | 1426 | 1681 | 1030 | 416 | 668 | 11210 | 9947 |
Reference to Districts.
District No. Inspector. Wards (approximate)
1 Inspector Mayo Deptford Park (part) and Clifton Wards.
2 „ Webster Deptford Park (part) and Evelyn Wards.
3 „ Allen St. Paul's (part), Evelyn (part), and
St. John's Wards.
4 „ Hewett St. Paul's (part) and Vale Wards.
5 ,, Green Canterbury and Hatcham (part) Wards.
6 ,, Wilton Hatcham (part) Pepys and St. Catherine's
Wards.
7 Mason St. Peter's and Town Hall Wards.
8 ,, Troughton Housing Inspector.
9 ,, Fitzherbert Factories and Workshops, Shops Acts,
and Pharmacy and Poisons' Act
Inspector.