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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

Wandsworth 1919

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919

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33 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909. TABLE XXVII.

HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909. TABLE XXVII.

Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects were found.Percentage of defects to houses inspected.Number of Families living in
One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards.
Clapham, North25520981.96136874166
Clapham, South907785.55-54062
Putney29229199.652237113193
Streatham21719991.7032243168
Balham66043193.6955176319352
Tooting26623682.72173182219
Southfield33226780.42642274135
Fairfield25022590.001548137151
Springfield30024882.664451160171
Whole Borough2,6622,18388.661754801,2421,617

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The cases of overcrowding were in Robertson Street, Rashleigh
Street and The Polygon, Clapham; in Felsham Road, Bigg's Row,
Seymour Row and Isabella Place, Putney; in Calder's Row,
Eardley Road, Mill Lane, Laitwood Road, Trinity Road, Zennor
Road and Graveney Road, Streatham; in Valnay Street, Tooting
Grove and Garratt Lane, Tooting; in Cambourne Road, Ironmill
Place, Aslett Street, Guelph Street, Summerstown and Wardley
Street, Wandsworth.
43 notices of reconstruction of drains were sent to the Borough
Engineer from this Department : 16 in Clapham, five in Putney,
and 11 in Streat him, three in Tooting and eight in Wandsworth