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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 63
Table XXXII. gives full details of the inspections carried
out by the District Inspectors.
TABLE XXXII.
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To investigate complaints | 6186 | 16057 | 22243 | |
| House-to-House inspections | 1674 | 4739 | 6413 | |
| Infective Diseases:— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 1939 | 1200 | 3139 | |
| Measles | 2957 | 54 | 3011 | |
| Whooping Cough | 364 | 24 | 388 | |
| Other infective diseases | 333 | 19 | 352 | |
| Verminous conditions | 246 | 16 | 262 | |
| No. of Premises | ||||
| Bakehouses | 124 | 211 | 167 | 378 |
| Offensive Trades | 3 | 113 | — | 113 |
| Piggeries | 16 | 83 | 3 | 86 |
| Factories, workshops, etc. | 2141 | 2094 | 27 | 2121 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 265 | 226 | 406 | 632 |
| Rag and bone stores | 24 | 52 | 1 | 53 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 162 | 906 | 15 | 921 |
| Mews and stables | 210 | 922 | 65 | 987 |
| Other inspections | 2944 | 253 | 3197 | |
| Total Inspections | 21250 | 23046 | 44296 | |
| Smoke observations | 30 | — | 30 | |
| Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court | 45 | — | 45 | |