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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE II. SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1958.
| DISTRICTS. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | TOTAL. | |
| Primary Inspections. Complaint. | 199 | 172 | 154 | 276 | 200 | 203 | 230 | 1434 |
| Infectious Disease | 67 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 139 |
| Notice from Builder | 61 | 42 | 55 | 137 | 56 | 26 | 32 | 409 |
| Rodent Control | 44 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 207 |
| Factories (Power) | 10 | 38 | 8 | 89 | 53 | 23 | 7 | 228 |
| (Non-power) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 48 |
| Food Premises | 18 | 14 | 54 | 157 | 88 | 171 | 28 | 530 |
| Butchers Premises | – | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 72 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 4 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 92 |
| Milk Premises | 8 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 129 |
| Bakehouses | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 11 |
| Fish Premises | – | – | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 13 |
| Common Lodging Houses | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | 16 |
| Outworkers | 14 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 11 | – | 99 |
| Shops Act Inspections | 11 | 68 | 60 | 130 | 71 | 151 | 32 | 523 |
| Rent Act Inspections | 47 | 41 | 52 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 288 |
| Pharmacy & Poisons Act Inspections | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| Pet Animals Act Inspections | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 6 |
| Smoke Observations | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | 11 |
| Hairdressers & Barbers Premises. | – | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
| Miscellaneous | 895 | 93 | 202 | 231 | 188 | 130 | 116 | 1855 |
| Total | 1385 | 573 | 712 | 1269 | 839 | 858 | 549 | 6185 |
| Re-Inspections, Calls, etc., | 1261 | 2086 | 1125 | 2792 | 3023 | 1924 | 1369 | 13580 |
| Notices Served-Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Intimation | 96 | 107 | 93 | 149 | 149 | 169 | 192 | 955 |
| Statutory | 27 | 13 | 17 | 79 | 75 | 58 | 64 | 333 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act. 1954 Section 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 37 |
| Premises in respect of which Notices were completed | 87 | 128 | 61 | 148 | 134 | 163 | 211 | 932 |
| Preemises in respect of which Notices were outstanding at the end of the year. | 25 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 172 |