Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
House-to-House Inspections—continued.
SUMMARY.
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 North | 753 | 265 | 35.19 | 84 | 152 | 128 | 723 |
South | 362 | 217 | 59.54 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 377 |
Putney | 782 | 266 | 34.01 | 10 | 43 | 405 | 529 |
Streatham | 439 | 308 | 70.15 | 42 | 80 | 192 | 331 |
Balham | 991 | 685 | 69.12 | 113 | 215 | 393 | 816 |
Tooting | 176 | 86 | 48.86 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 115 |
Southfields | 728 | 238 | 32.69 | 70 | 99 | 319 | 487 |
Fairfield | 331 | 232 | 70.09 | 38 | 59 | 295 | 104 |
Springfield | 259 | 164 | 63.32 | 23 | 58 | 87 | 177 |
Borough | 4,821 | 2,461 | 51.04 | 432 | 750 | 1,937 | 3,659 |