Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 79 TABLE XXXIV.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Premises cleansed and repaired | 553 | 202 | 460 | 411 | 692 | 1119 | 3437 |
2. | Drains tested | 127 | 84 | 103 | 143 | 91 | 148 | 696 |
3. | Drains cleansed or repaired | 142 | 85 | 141 | 151 | 119 | 256 | 894 |
4. | Water closets cleansed or repaired | 288 | 129 | 222 | 210 | 203 | 447 | 1499 |
5. | Soil pipes repaired | 31 | 56 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 192 |
6. | Waste pipes altered or repaired | 91 | 155 | 70 | 245 | 44 | 275 | 880 |
7. | Rainwater pipes repaired | 32 | 37 | 42 | 60 | 27 | 53 | 251 |
8. | Roofs and gutters repaired | 263 | 101 | 130 | 159 | 209 | 410 | 1272 |
9. | Damp courses inserted | 17 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 30 | 116 |
10. | Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 167 | 113 | 210 | 230 | 132 | 447 | 1299 |
11. | Yards drained or paved | 69 | 23 | 30 | 84 | 145 | 168 | 519 |
12. | Dust bins provided or repaired | 64 | 55 | 79 | 72 | 98 | 176 | 544 |
13. | Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 15 | 62 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 175 |
14. | Water supply reinstated | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 96 |
15. | Defective fireplaces remedied | 84 | 60 | 124 | 80 | 121 | 257 | 726 |
16. | Defective coppers remedied | 14 | 15 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 72 | 195 |
17. | Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
18. | Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 1 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 93 |
19. | Urinals cleansed or repaired | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 23 |
20. | Animals improperly kept | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
21. | Smoke nuisances | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 66 |
22. | Other nuisances | 123 | 124 | 156 | 177 | 82 | 189 | 851 |
Total | 2096 | 1343 | 1931 | 2184 | 2057 | 4232 | 13843 | |
No. of preliminary notices served | 705 | 333 | 549 | 666 | 609 | 1582 | 4444 | |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 530 | 332 | 510 | 488 | 802 | 1334 | 3996 | |
No. of nuisance notices served | 270 | 106 | 201 | 292 | 150 | 443 | 1462 | |
No. of nuisance notices complied with | 161 | 78 | 130 | 122 | 112 | 314 | 917 |