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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1940.
TABLE XVII.
| Inspections. | Re-In- spections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of houses inspected:— | ||||
| (o) To investigate complaints | 3737 | 7423 | 11160 | |
| (6) For voluntary work | 969 | 383 | 1352 | |
| 99 | 1169 | 1268 | ||
| 11 | 91 | 102 | ||
| 205 | 840 | 1045 | ||
| Shop inspections | 219 | — | 219 | |
| Infective Diseases | 699 | 157 | 856 | |
| Verminous conditions | 102 | 38 | 140 | |
| No. of premises | ||||
| Factories, workshops, etc.. . | 2017 | 538 | 67 | 605 |
| Rag and bone stores | 6 | 34 | - | 34 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 168 | 237 | 3 | 240 |
| Mews and stables | 139 | 172 | 2 | 174 |
| Piggeries | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Public Air Raid Shelters | 2793 | 111 | 2904 | |
| Premises damaged by enemy action | 6219 | 4 | 6223 | |
| Billeting of Refugees, etc. | 5065 | 148 | 5213 | |
| Miscellaneous | 3773 | 514 | 4287 | |
| Total | 24882 | 10958 | 35840 | |
| Smoke observations | 56 | — | 56 | |
| Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court | 11 | — | 11 | |