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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1940.
TABLE XVIII.—SANITARY OPERATIONS
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Premises cleansed and repaired | 135 | 137 | 171 | 107 | 184 | 336 | 1070 |
2. | Drains tested | 29 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 250 |
3. | Drains cleansed, repaired or reconstructed | 59 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 132 | 364 |
4. | New water clcsets provided | 4 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 97 |
5. | Water closets cleansed or repaired | 110 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 74 | 238 | 585 |
6. | Soil pipes altered or repaired | 16 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 97 |
7. | Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired | 35 | 48 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 100 | 255 |
8. | Rainwater pipes repaired | 7 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 118 |
9. | Roofs and gutters repaired | 83 | 73 | 76 | 45 | 105 | 204 | 586 |
10. | Damp courses inserted | 1 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 1 | _ | 38 |
11. | Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 67 | 52 | 79 | 67 | 66 | 205 | 536 |
12. | Yards drained or paved | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 103 |
13. | Dust bins provided | 23 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 160 |
14. | Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
15. | Water supply reinstated | 38 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 149 |
16. | Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 204 |
17. | Defective coppers remedied | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 50 |
18. | Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
19. | Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
20. | Urinals cleansed or repaired | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 9 |
21. | Animals improperly kept | _ | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
22. | Smoke nuisances | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ |
23. | Other nuisances | 19 | 123 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 101 | 317 |
Total | 694 | 814 | 671 | 509 | 697 | 1673 | 5058 |