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Deptford 1936

[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 1936.

Number of District.Comparative figures for 1935.
123456789Totals
Inspections—
On complaint15997290210174106143917113411394
House-to-house—
1. Where defects found1908119143194239...648761038
2. Where no defects found70114533722...14202432
On occurrence of Infection9534109759461632953613765
On Notice from builder1884035534851641545539586
Reference from T.B. Dispensary21623......512022
Market Inspection14131211131311......8790
Factories1611162822246110673
Workshops53367...2623433
Workplaces141171023244453
Food premises (restaurants, etc.)462838121331183387261
Butchers' premises3...1143...7...1915
Ice Cream premises151481819144181111189
Milk premises53455913765183112348320
Bakehouses16...161721124...389104
Fish premises411714661517172511223173
Offensive businesses......242......3......2920
Outworkers' premises21112233310109101124
Common Lodging Houses...814......1215...35277
Shops Act Inspections2357452.........46279
Special Housing Inspections104744161171305379371210222894
Poisons Act Inspections13551121161231114...
Miscellaneous inspections181983943222771541971015717811912
Total inspections1250842150811841196856650401297818410854
Re-inspections, Calls, etc.244313681708256726292040211694010951690620112
Smoke observations1551......11......239
Notices Served—
Intimation3761863094454053301761158924312850
Statutory764512114470105414412658698
Premises in respect of which notices were complied with53620034545443636421316515028633256
Premises in respect of which works in compliance with notices served during 1936 were outstanding at the end of the year3624534524442366261274
Description of Sanitary lm provements effected during the year-
Number of rooms cleansed5473344014806394501191587332013747
Defective roofs repaired776693767860355122558647
Gutters or rainwater pipes pro vided or repaired84423358525317249372463
Dampness abated362867786794262312431495
Yards and forecourts paved or paving repaired392412376667181418295325
Water Fittings repaired704924103229321202192

R eference to D istricts.

District No.Inspector.Wards (approximate)
1Inspector MayoDeptford Park (part) and Clifton Wards.
2„ WebsterEvelyn and Deptford Park (part) Wards.
3„ AllenSt. Paul's (part) and St. John's (part) Wards.
4„ HewettVale and St. Paul's (part) Wards.
5„ GreenCanterbury and Hatcham (part) Wards.
6 & 8„ WiltonHatcham (part) Pepys and St. Catherine's Wards.
7 & 9„ MasonSt. Peter's, St John's (part) and Town Hall Wards.