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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 1960
[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 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 42 | 55 | 222 |
| Roofs repaired | 18 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 31 | 51 | 39 | 234 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 14 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 144 |
| Dampness abated | 24 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 51 | 203 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 15 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 86 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 11 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 77 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 18 |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 91 |
| Drains unchoked | 13 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 124 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 13 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 135 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc | 6 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 129 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 46 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| Repairs to Floors | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 59 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | – | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 88 |
| Total | 185 | 177 | 191 | 465 | 213 | 302 | 336 | 1,869 |