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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 1961
[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 | Total. | |
| Rooms cleansed | 32 | 43 | 14 | 30 | 62 | 181 |
| Roofs repaired | 37 | 54 | 14 | 62 | 58 | 225 |
| Gutters and Rainwater Pipes renewed or repaired | 30 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 123 |
| Dampness abated | 47 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 84 | 219 |
| Yards and Forecourts, etc., repaired or repaved | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Water Fittings renewed or repaired | 29 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 90 |
| Sink Waste Pipes renewed or repaired | 17 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 83 |
| Drains entirely reconstructed | 7 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 17 |
| Drains partially reconstructed or repaired | 36 | 74 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 164 |
| Drains unchoked | 31 | 39 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 124 |
| Soil and Ventilating Pipes renewed or repaired | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | – | 14 |
| Gullies provided, unchoked, etc. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Manholes, Chambers, Fresh Air Inlets provided or repaired | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
| Premises in which repairs were effected to W.C.s | 19 | 48 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 112 |
| Repairs effected to Windows, etc. | 19 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 101 |
| Repairs to Stoves, Coppers, Flues, etc. | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| Repairs to Stairs, Doors, etc. | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 46 |
| Repairs to Floors | 9 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 67 |
| Ventilation and Lighting improved | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| Dustbins supplied or renewed | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| Miscellaneous improvements effected | 21 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 81 |
| Total | 375 | 481 | 176 | 315 | 466 | 1,813 |