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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 1956
[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 | Total. | |
| Rooms cleansed | 35 | 88 | 36 | 101 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 458 |
| Roofs repaired | 35 | 36 | 20 | 77 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 354 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 31 | 29 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 184 |
| Dampness abated | 24 | 17 | 45 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 240 | |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved ... | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 41 | |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 20 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 159 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 16 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 145 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 11 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 77 |
| Drains unchoked | 34 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 161 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 47 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 12 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 63 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 59 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s ... | 50 | 44 | 30 | 77 | 67 | 15 | 58 | 341 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc | 25 | 34 | 9 | 43 | 26 | 32 | 53 | 222 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. ... | 15 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 112 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 9 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 81 |
| Repairs to Floors | 11 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 83 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Offensive accumulations removed | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 49 | |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 120 |
| Total | 391 | 403 | 267 | 629 | 503 | 369 | 468 | 3,030 |