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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 107
| Clapham | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints received and attended to | 464 | 31 | 459 | 82 | 445 | 14,81 |
| Number of houses and premises inspected | 3.775 | 2,158 | 5,110 | 1.135 | 4.241 | 16,419 |
| Number of house-to-house inspections | 1.515 | 635 | 1,085 | 293 | 1,691 | 5.219 |
| Number of Preliminary notices served | 1,276 | 349 | 1,790 | 604 | 1,764 | 5.783 |
| Ditto complied with | 1,229 | 345 | 1,605 | 572 | 1,654 | 5.405 |
| Number of Statutory notices served | 127 | 7 | 337 | 96 | 247 | 814 |
| Ditto complied with Number of rooms disinfected | 117 | 7 | 317 | 93 | 229 | 763 |
| after infectious diseases | 417 | 190 | 765 | 382 | 610 | 2,364 |
| Bedding stoved | 281 | 136 | 436 | 93 | 462 | 1,408 |
| Overcrowding abated | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 92 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 675 | 36 | 1,183 | 37° | 923 | 3,187 |
| Staircases cleansed and repaired | 119 | 12 | !74 | 59 | 85 | 449 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 246 | 170 | 465 | 107 | 257 | 1.245 |
| Traps fixed to drains | 275 | 4 | 292 | 3 | 56 | 630 |
| Bath, lavatory & sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired | 153 | 14 | 192 | 3 | 60 | 422 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 69 | - | 203 | 7 | 78 | 357 |
| Water-closets cleansed and repaired | 409 | 139 | 58O | 76 | 579 | 1,783 |
| Water-closets, separate supply of water laid on to | 2 | - | 45 | 5 | 1 | 53 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired, or water laid on to | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 39 |
| Accumulations of manure, &c., removed | 65 | 29 | 96 | 32 | 60 | 282 |
| Cesspools abolished | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 |
| Ashpits provided or repaired | 214 | 29 | 346 | 48 | 166 | 803 |
| Dust complaints received | 92 | 33 | 131 | 53 | 129 | 438 |
| Stables and stable yards drained, paved or cleansed | 5 | - | 23 | 2 | 39 | 69 |
| Yards drained, paved, or cleansed | J43 | 16 | 348 | 101 | 214 | 822 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired | 2 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 92 |
| Leaky roofs and gutters repaired | 246 | 71 | 333 | 80 | 230 | 960 |
| Houses re-supplied with water | 15 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 78 | |
| Water cisterns cleansed, covered, or repaired | 234 | 45 | 289 | 84 | 197 | 849 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 53 |
| Smoke nuisances reported | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| Soil pipes repaired | 116 | 21 | 197 | 3 | 5i | 388 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 187 | 113 | 217 | 91 | 184 | 792 |