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It will be seen from the above figures that the decrease in
the numbers of houses inspected during the year took place in
Nos. 6, 7 and 8 districts. The reason for this was that the
time of the Inspectors for Nos. 7 and 8 districts was largely
taken up with supervising the drainage work on the new estate
at Clapham Common and the new Infirmary respectively, while
the. time of the Inspector for No. 6 district was a good deal occupied
in supervising the drainage work at the Royal Masonic
Institute for girls.
The percentage of houses in which sanitary defects were found
was 68.5, as compared with 69 per cent. in 1908, and varied from
37.2 per cent. in No. 5 district (Shaftesbury Estate) to 73.7 per
cent. in No. 3 district.
Preliminary and statutory notices were served to remedy these
1,949 defects.
The following table gives particulars as to the number of
houses inspected during 1909:—
49
The average for the nine years was 3,264, and the number of
houses inspected during 1909 was about equal to the average.
For administrative purposes the nine Wards of the Borough
are divided into eight sanitary districts, to each of which a sanitary
inspector is attached. The sanitary districts are not, therefore,
coterminous with the Wards, but for practical purposes may be
considered so, as one of the Wards is comparatively very small
both in area and population, and is included with portions of two
other Wards in No. 6 district.