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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE III
| Description of Sanitary Improvements' Effected During the Year | Districts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | |
| Rooms cleansed | 514 | 653 | 436 | 470 | 146 | 241 | 170 | 478 | 3,108 |
| Roofs repaired | 141 | 141 | 113 | 191 | 56 | 79 | 119 | 140 | 980 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 94 | 81 | 38 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 52 | 440 |
| Dampness abated | 75 | 64 | 64 | 106 | 51 | 75 | 66 | 102 | 603 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 43 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 127 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 26 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 140 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 43 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 214 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| Drains partially reconstructed | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 144 |
| Drains unchoked | 30 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 216 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed and repaired | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 62 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 95 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 84 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 66 | 53 | 54 | 70 | 37 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 452 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc. | 105 | 97 | 47 | 67 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 83 | 473 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. | 45 | 99 | 51 | 73 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 72 | 407 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 31 | 48 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 201 |
| Repairs to Floors | 30 | 59 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 63 | 307 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 39 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 37 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 24 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 129 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 37 | 67 | 31 | 56 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 276 |
| Total | 1,350 | 1,522 | 1,061 | 1,341 | 533 | 756 | 733 | 1,267 | 8,563 |
Reference to Districts
No. 1 Mr. Mayo
No.5 Mr. Green
No.2 Mr. Webster
No.6 Mr. Sewell
No.3 Mr. G. B. Allen
No.7 Mr. Wilton
No.4 Mr. Waring
No.8 Mr. Roscow