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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Summary of Sanitary Work carried out during the year 1938.
| Inspections— | Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1937. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals | ||
| On complaint | 182 | 115 | 374 | 196 | 236 | 227 | 131 | 88 | ... | 1549 | 1568 |
| House-to-house— | |||||||||||
| 1. Where defects found | 194 | 185 | 134 | 175 | 204 | 206 | 88 | 2 | ... | 1188 | 1332 |
| 2. Where no defects found | 42 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | 161 | 314 |
| On occurrence of Infection | 108 | 63 | 136 | 68 | 109 | 72 | 63 | ... | 626 | 578 | |
| On Notice from builder | 173 | 32 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 102 | 95 | 15 | ... | 636 | 587 |
| Reference from T. B. Dispensary | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 22 |
| Market Inspection | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ... | 94 | 87 |
| Factories | 17 | 26 | 68 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 73 | ... | ... | 349 | 439 |
| Workshops and workplaces | 29 | 21 | 103 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 68 | ... | ... | 365 | 563 |
| Food premises | 23 | 254 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 5 | 15 | ... | ... | 372 | 390 |
| Butchers' premises | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 |
| Milk premises | 24 | 127 | 35 | 10 | 51 | 55 | 24 | ... | ... | 326 | 328 |
| Offensive businesses | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 10 |
| Common Lodging Houses | ... | "8 | 15 | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | 4 | ... | 55 | 49 |
| Ice Cream premises | 21 | 39 | 57 | 30 | 43 | 28 | 34 | ... | ... | 252 | 171 |
| Fish Shops | 18 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 20 | ... | ... | 134 | 148 |
| Bakehouses | 10 | ... | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 | ... | ... | 98 | 91 |
| Outworkers' premises | ... | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 9 | ... | ... | 57 | 126 |
| Miscellaneous inspections | 131 | 82 | 309 | 81 | 122 | 185 | 187 | 41 | ... | 1138 | 1530 |
| Office Inspections | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 34 | ... | 69 | ... |
| Housing Inspections | 159 | 201 | 98 | 100 | 92 | 70 | 100 | 880 | ... | 1700 | 1844 |
| Shops Act Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 | ... | 88 | 630 |
| Poisons Act Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 227 | ... | 227 | 231 |
| Total inspections | 1144 | 1210 | 1479 | 959 | 1173 | 1144 | 997 | 1399 | ... | 9505 | 11040 |
| Re inspections, Calls, etc. | 2476 | 2206 | 2525 | 2655 | 3186 | 3194 | 2279 | 1447 | ... | 19968 | 23779 |
| Smoke observations | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 21 | ... | 29 | 12 |
| Notices Served— | |||||||||||
| Intimation | 381 | 284 | 470 | 429 | 421 | 405 | 253 | 51 | 269 f | 3121 | |
| Statutory | 44 | 93 | 190 | 148 | 119 | 158 | 66 | 6 | 8!4 | 805 | |
| Housing Act | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2? | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 1 |
| Premises in respect of which | |||||||||||
| notices were complied with | 356 | 297 | 450 | 369 | 389 | 416 | 239 | 69 | ... | 2585 | 2997 |
| Premises in respect of which works | |||||||||||
| in compliance with notices served | |||||||||||
| during the year 1938 were out | |||||||||||
| standing at the end of the year | 57 | 65 | 78 | 47 | 59 | 50 | 39 | 7 | ... | 402 | 438 |
| Description of Sanitary Improvements effected during the year— | |||||||||||
| Number of rooms cleansed | 474 | 657 | 681 | 511 | 631 | 646 | 392 | 39 | ... | 4031 | 3063 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 85 | 118 | 118 | 59 | 79 | 124 | 74 | 12 | ... | 669 | 094 |
| Gutters, etc.,provided or repaired | 73 | 102 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 76 | 33 | 8 | ... | 435 | 484 |
| Dampness abated | 30 | 62 | 115 | 98 | 93 | 142 | 70 | 13 | ... | 623 | 571 |
| Yards, etc., paved or repaired | 52 | 100 | 21 | 13 | 78 | 31 | 32 | 1 | ... | 378 | 303 |
| Water Fittings repaired | 50 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 47 | 50 | 3 | ... | 212 | 113 |
| Sinks, etc., renewed or repaired | 153 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 127 | 156 | 112 | 9 | ... | 786 | 741 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | ... | ... | 46 | 38 |