Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Sanitary Work carried out during the year 1933.
Number of District.
Comparative
figures for
1932.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Totals
Inspections —
On complaint
128
184
126
218
194
101
98
1049
1076
House-to-house—
1. Where defects found
315
252
221
202
99
111
38
1238
1163
2. Where no defects found
83
52
58
78
18
29
31
349
515
On occurrence of Infection
164
192
223
187
177
182
195
1320
1349
On Notice from builder
60
57
36
30
48
42
71
344
308
Reference from T.B. Dispensary
2
5
4
...
2
1
...
14
27
Market Inspection
14
13
13
13
14
9
12
88
88
Factories
2
18
12
12
25
5
5
79
68
Workshops
5
3
12
5
10
4
5
44
35
Workplaces
11
6
56
6
6
6
1
92
49
Butchers' premises
2
1
16
2
17
11
1
50
59
Fish premises
30
25
22
43
37
38
23
218
175
Common Lodging Houses
9
...
57
...
8
36
36
146
Food premises (restaurants, etc.)
41
5
42
10
42
13
7
160
132
Milk premises
47
106
75
18
64
67
18
395
215
Offensive businesses
...
...
20
2
...
...
4
26
7
Ice Cream premises
16
37
37
15
12
33
4
154
93
Bakehouses
28
6
17
19
20
4
8
102
108
Outworkers' premises
26
12
13
6
18
32
...
107
69
Miscellaneous inspections
180
314
357
206
231
376
527
2191
1116
Total inspections
1163
1288
1417
1072
1042
1100
1084
8166
6652
Re-inspections, Calls, etc.
2377
2284
3019
2651
2243
2198
3333
18105
17284
Smoke observations
1
5
...
...
3
1
9
19
14
Notices Served —
Intimation
483
452
479
499
318
283
234
2748
2623
Statutory
69
162
167
201
54
87
37
777
687
Housing Act
...
...
...
...
...
17
1
18
10
Metropolis Management Act . .
2
4
15
9
"5
15
25
75
55
Premises in respect of which
notices were complied with
554
437
511
528
374
383
329
3116
2990
Premises in respect of which works
in compliance with notices served
during the year 1933 were outstanding
at the end of the year
56
58
38
40
29
33
25
279
245
Description of Sanitary Improvements
effected during
the year-
Number of rooms, cleansed
767
949
835
777
532
456
201
4517
4340
Defective roofs repaired
82
104
67
75
43
68
34
473
563
Gutters or rainwater pipes provided
or repaired
98
96
95
55
24
38
21
427
351
Dampness abated
53
75
151
79
58
65
21
502
429
Yards and forecourts paved or
paving repaired
82
48
138
42
46
39
72
467
359
Water Fittings repaired
23
16
16
27
9
13
13
117
94