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Deptford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1920—
| Table—continued. | Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals | |
| Abolished | ... | ||||||||
| Provided | 75 | 99 | 140 | 139 | 217 | 180 | 235 | 138 | 1223 |
| Repaired | *v | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Paved | . . . | 7 | 14 | 57 | 78 | ||||
| Surface Repaired | 35 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 59 | 38 | 195 | |
| Cleansed and Tarred | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Doors provided or repaired | |||||||||
| Floors paved or repaired | 10 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 93 | ||
| Coppers repaired | |||||||||
| Paved | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Surface Repaired | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 21 | ||||
| Provided and Repaired | 56 | 20 | 47 | 72 | 132 | 155 | 98 | 83 | 663 |
| Store Cisterns provided | . .. | ||||||||
| >. ,, Covers provided | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| .. i, Cleansed | |||||||||
| >> ,, abolished | . . . | i | 5 | ||||||
| Supply Reinstated | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| Fittings Repaired | 23 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 38 | 73 | 12 | 227 | |
| New Houses Inspected for Certificates before Occupation | |||||||||
| Potable Water provided from Service | . * . | ||||||||
| Houses Cleansed and Limewashed Houses repaired and Ventilation improved | 205 | 25 | 259 | 327 | 239 | 340 | 322 | 145 | 1862 |
| 200 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 175 | 220 | 174 | 160 | 1105 | |
| House roofs repaired | 55 | 18 | 72 | 84 | 179 | 110 | 104 | 622 | |
| Miscellaneous Repairs | 18 | 122 | 205 | 136 | 401 | ||||
| Dampness abated | 29 | 47 | 44 | 120 | |||||
| Rat nuisances abated | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Abolished | |||||||||
| Repaired | ... | ||||||||
| Provided | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | |||||