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Wandsworth 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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TABLE VI.
Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during
the year 1874.
Clapham.
Battersea.
Wandsworth.
Putney and
Roehampton.
Streatham,
including
Tooting and
Balham.
Totals.
Number of Houses
and Premises inspected
1000
3,000
218
173
185
4,576
1st Notices served
85
200
40
13
45
443
2nd Notices served
16
...
1
3
...
20
Cesspools emptied
and cleansed
...
...
...
...
10
10
Cesspools abolished
...
16
2
...
9
27
Waterclosets constructed
...
30
12
34
209
285
Houses supplied
with water
...
20
...
36
107
163
Drains constructed
or connected with
Sewer
253
132
55
25
76
541
No. of feet of New
Sewers and Branch
Drains
4,600
2,646
3,060
1,110
7,291
18,707
Drains repaired or
trapped, or obstructions
removed
110
See
Branch
Drains.
7
18
28
163
Open Ditches, Ponds,
&c., cleansed
...
...
6
2
1,500 ft.
...
Dust-bins provided
40
50
14
84
110
248
Pig Nuisanoes removed
12
37
13
3
11
76
Accumulations of
Offal, Manure,
&c., removed
10
20
4
10
4
48
Unwholesome and dilapidated
Houses
cleansed or repaired
6
20
1
1
3
31
Cases investigated
by Magistrates
...
40
...
...
...
40
Compulsory Orders
obtained
...
37
...
...
...
37
Compulsory works
executed
...
37
...
...
...
37
Works remaining in
abeyance from
various causes
...
...
...
...
...
...