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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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90 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
(d) Cases in which dwelling-houses have again become
overcrowded after the Local Authority have taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
House-to-House Inspections.
The results of these inspections are shown in Table XXXV.
1,720 inspections were made compared with 2,034 in 1937 and
2,237 in 1936. Nuisances necessitating the service of sanitary
notices were found in 1,358 houses.
TABLE XXXV.
| Wards. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Number of Families Living in:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards | |||
| Clapham North | 188 | 158 | 17 | 38 | 49 | 161 |
| Clapham South | 77 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 72 |
| Putney | 276 | 210 | 11 | 32 | 328 | 113 |
| Balham | 223 | 175 | 5 | 74 | 77 | 168 |
| Streatham | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tooting | 306 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 261 |
| Southfield | 193 | 162 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 137 |
| Fairfield | 171 | 139 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 136 |
| Springfield | 282 | 228 | 8 | 17 | 202 | 187 |
| Whole Borough | 1720 | 1358 | 60 | 195 | 943 | 1237 |
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts, 1919-1923.
During the year 38 applications were received from occupiers
that their houses were not in a reasonable state of repair. In
one case the application was withdrawn. In the remaining 37
cases, the applications were acceded to, and Statutory Certificates
were granted. Most of the work to put them in a reasonable
state of repair was carried out during the year.