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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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SANITARY INSPECTION. The following tables illustrate the work carried out bythe Sanitary Inspectors during the year under review:-
| Total Number of Inspections | 9,179 |
| Total Number of Re-Inspections, calls etc | 29,988 |
| Complaints | 3,190 |
| Infectious Diseases | 160 |
| Notices from Builders | 496 |
| Referred from T.C. Dispensary | 7 |
| Factories (Power) | 151 |
| Factories (Non-Power) | 19 |
| Food Premises | 1,553 |
| Butchers' Premises | 281 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 230 |
| Milk Promises | 160 |
| Bakehouses | 99 |
| Fish Shops | 149 |
| Offensive Trades | 2 |
| Outworkers | 94 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 6 |
| Shops Act Inspections | 392 |
| Housing Inspections | 728 |
| Poisons Act Inspections | 17 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,445 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | |
| Intimation Notices served | 2,934 |
| Statutory Notices served | 1,160 |
| Section 40 Notices served | 21 |
| Notices completed during year | 2,735 |
SUMMARY OF IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
| No. of rooms cleansed | 3,025 |
| Premises. | |
| Roofs repaired | 1,057 |
| Rainwater pipes and gutters repaired | 596 |
| Dampness abated | 658 |
| Yards and Forecourts repaired | 134 |
| Water fittings renewed and repaired | 124 |
| Sinks and waste pipes renewed or repaired | 293 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 39 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 124 |
| Drains unchoked or cleansed | 181 |
| Soil and vent pipes renewed or repaired | 71 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked etc | 50 |
| Manhole chambers and fresh air inlets provided or renewed | 59 |
| Repairs to W.C.'s | 814 |
| Repairs to Windows etc | 537 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues etc | 624 |
| Repairs to Stairs, doors, etc | 268 |
| Repairs to flooring | 393 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 73 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 26 |
| Dustbins provided | 110 |
| Miscellaneous | 128 |
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