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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clap-ham. | Putney. | Streat ham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Bor'ugh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints received and attended to | 441 | 30 | 544 | 98 | 378 | 1491 |
| Number of houses and premises inspected | 4214 | 1997 | 5191 | 1145 | 5454 | 17999 |
| Number of house - to - house inspections | 1679 | 835 | 1290 | 348 | 2288 | 6440 |
| Number of preliminary notices served. | 1583 | 626 | 1674 | 588 | 2020 | 6491 |
| Ditto complied with | 1430 | 624 | 1626 | 548 | 1984 | 6212 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 206 | 7 | 337 | 124 | 355 | 1029 |
| Ditto complied with | 191 | 7 | 331 | 105 | 332 | 966 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | 404 | 144 | 770 | 214 | 995 | 2527 |
| Bedding stoved | 178 | 96 | 292 | 109 | 454 | 1129 |
| Overcrowding abated | 11 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 55 | 103 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 1117 | 187 | 1427 | 228 | 1366 | 4325 |
| Staircases cleansed and repaired | 179 | 29 | 230 | 35 | 124 | 597 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 229 | 120 | 476 | 122 | 224 | 1171 |
| Traps fixed to drains | 199 | 9 | 286 | 9 | 62 | 565. |
| Bath, lavatory and sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired | 27 | 183 | 9 | 69 | 288 | |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 1 | 149 | 7 | 56 | 214 | |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 433 | 203 | 596 | 64 | 683 | 1979 |
| Water closets, separate supply of water laid on to | 2 | ... | 31 | 15 | 3 | 51 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on to | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| Accumulations of manure, &c., removed | 88 | 24 | 98 | 16 | 74 | 300 |
| Cesspools abolished | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 |
| Ashpits provided or repaired | 395 | 104 | 378 | 57 | 232 | 1166 |
| Dust complaints received | 102 | 33 | 142 | 33 | 123 | 433 |
| Stables and stable yards drained, paved or cleansed | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 66 |
| Yards drained,paved or cleansed | 229 | 58 | 345 | 76 | 275 | 983 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired | ... | 12 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 64 |
| Leaky roofs and gutters repairt d | 283 | 134 | 212 | 77 | 235 | 941 |
| Houses re-supplied with water | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 42 |
| Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 365 | 72 | 283 | 52 | 229 | 1001 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 19 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 88 | 155 |
| Smoke nuisances reported | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| Soil pipes repaired | 28 | ... | 199 | 5 | 37 | 269 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 375 | 99 | 255 | 80 | 134 | 943 |