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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
Table XXXI. gives a summary of the sanitary operations
carried out in the Borough during the year.
TABLE XXXI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints received and attended to | 963 | 603 | 557 | 731 | 835 | 1687 | 5376 |
| Number of houses and premises inspected | 4717 | 3159 | 3035 | 3508 | 2724 | 8977 | 26120 |
| Number of houses and premises re-inspected | 4222 | 2483 | 2904 | 2578 | 3616 | 6148 | 21951 |
| Number of house-to-house inspections | 270 | 286 | 401 | 182 | 228 | 634 | 2001 |
| Number of preliminary notices served | 1346 | 861 | 958 | 835 | 976 | 2490 | 7466 |
| Number of preliminary notices complied with | 1214 | 821 | 841 | 778 | 833 | 2356 | 6843 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 191 | 59 | 82 | 75 | 143 | 373 | 923 |
| Number of statutory notices complied with | 188 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 95 | 355 | 841 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after infective diseases | 656 | 278 | 692 | 551 | 518 | 1341 | 4036 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 1324 | 716 | 1725 | 1152 | 1489 | 3191 | 9597 |
| Staircases cleansed and repaired | 266 | 152 | 331 | 314 | 303 | 785 | 2151 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 151 | 72 | 97 | 74 | 99 | 198 | 691 |
| Drains tested | 292 | 352 | 181 | 372 | 177 | 791 | 2165 |
| Drains found defective | 75 | 42 | 62 | 43 | 53 | 121 | 396 |
| Traps fixed to drains | 83 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 125 |