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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
The following Table shows in concise form the number of milk
premises, cowsheds, etc., on the Register, the number of inspections,
and the number of cases of legal proceedings during the year, as well
as other information which it has been thought advisable to group
together for the purpose of comparison with other Metropolitan
Boroughs.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES- | Number of inspections 1904. | Number of notices, 1904. | Number of prosecutions, 1904. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1903 | Added in t904. | Removed in 1904. | On register at end of 1904. | ||||
| Milk premises | 286 | 31 | 31 | 286 | 590 | 48 | 2 |
| Cowsheds | 16 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 64 | 4 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 24 | ... | 1 | 23 | 288 | 1 | ... |
| Other offensive trade premises | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 124 | 1 | ... |
| Ice cream premises | 158 | 49 | 15 | 192 | 333 | 30 | ... |
| Registered houses let in lodgings | 200 | 30 | 13 | 217 | 491 | ... | |
| ... | |||||||
*a For overcrowding. *b For other conditions.
Overcrowding, 1904—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 107
Number remedied 107
Number of prosecutions —
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year
Number of rooms closed —
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891 —
Number closed under the Housing of the Working
Classes Act —