London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Clapham. | Putney | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Premises Inspected | 5548 | 2999 | 1250 | 159 | 4597 | 14553 |
| Preliminary Notices served | 2000 | 640 | 1259 | 115 | 1158 | 5172 |
| Statutory Notices served | 162 | 37 | 40 | 1 | 389 | 629 |
| Number of Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 243 | .. | 307 | 59 | 646 | 1255 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | 328 | 133 | 382 | 59 | 683 | 1585 |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | 18 | 1 | 11 | 30 |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c,, was burnt | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Bedding stoved | 257 | 109 | 291 | 46 | 660 | 1363 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | 39 | 51 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 868 | 89 | 355 | 54 | 137 | 1503 |
| Staircases and passages cleansed and repaired | 201 | 47 | 8 | .. | 14 | 270 |
| New drains and drains relaid | 126 | 87 | 147 | 9 | 239 | 608 |
| New ventilating pipes | 246 | 4 | .. | .. | 48 | 298 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 324 | 123 | 44 | .. | 379 | 870 |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | 1390 | 56 | 328 | 16 | 255 | 2045 |
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | 41 | 13 | 128 | 8 | 28 | 218 |
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | 4 | 11 | 92 | .. | 31 | 137 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 73 | 17 | 191 | 14 | 19 | 314 |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 359 | 198 | 191 | 8 | 486 | 1242 |
| Water closets, supply of water laid on to | .. | 2 | 52 | 7 | 254 | 315 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired, or water laid on | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 22 |
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | 53 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 131 |
| Cesspools abolished | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | 1 | 11 |
| Dust-bins provided or repaired | 364 | 46 | 87 | 10 | 221 | 728 |
| Stables and stable yards drained or paved and cleansed | 12 | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | 24 |
| Yards drained or paved and cleansed | 284 | 75 | 37 | 1 | 103 | 500 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | 28 |
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 361 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 567 |
| Houses supplied with water | 11 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| Water cisterns cleansed covered, and repaired | 160 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 124 | 398 |
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wells closed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pig nuisances removed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 1181 | 66 | 38 | 3 | 34 5 | 1633 |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | .. | 3 | 17 | .. | 7 | 27 |
| Compulsory Orders obtained | .. | 3 | 14 | .. | 1 | 18 |
| Compulsory works executed | •• | .. | 14 | •• | .. | 14 |