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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1928—
| Number of District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | |
| Drains re-constructed (number of premises) | 5 | 28 | 11 | ... | ... | 28 | 10 | 82 |
| Drains cleansed and amended | 82 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 224 |
| Gully traps fixed | 13 | 39 | 16 | 9 | ... | 49 | 13 | 139 |
| Soil and Vent Pipes fixed | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 87 |
| Do. repaired | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | 12 | 6 | ... | 33 |
| New Covers provided to inspection chambers | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 43 |
| Waste and rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 12 |
| Chambers and access eves provided | 4 | 18 | 7 | ... | ... | 26 | 11 | 66 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 14 | 26 | 57 | 70 | 19 | 101 | 28 | 315 |
| Old waterclosets abolished | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| New waterclosets provided | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| New pan and trap only, provided | 84 | 56 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 87 | 29 | 289 |
| Defective flush remedied | 42 | 26 | 18 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 67 | 247 |
| Pans cleansed | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| Seats provided or repaired | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 63 |
| Roofs repaired | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 93 |
| Walls, etc., repaired or cleansed | 40 | 25 | 69 | 103 | 51 | 33 | 175 | 496 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 50 |
| Ventilation improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Floors repaired | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| Other repairs or improvements | 15 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 40 | 83 |
| Cleansed | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 12 |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Provided | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Provided | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cases abated | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 2 |
| Number of nuisances abated | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Number of accumulations removed | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 |