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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health jor 1950 17

Table: TABLE VIII

TABLE VIII

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1 Premises cleansed and repaired108977312445523658
2 Drains tested180142179172673
3 Drains cleansed or repaired3663783182921354
4 Water closets cleansed or repaired270218281167936
5 Soil pipes repaired34365214136
6 Waste pipes altered or repaired808311158332
7 Rainwater pipes repaired62548930235
3 Roofs and gutters repaired6205806933272220
9 Damp courses inserted262218571
10 Dampconditions otherwise remedied4163844863141600
11 Yards drained or paved64434319169
12 Dustbins provided or repaired90935272307
13 Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired43242518110
14 Water supply reinstated291727477
15 Defective fireplaces remedied309191286172958
16 Defective coppers remedied10612634
17 Accumulations of rubbish, etc. removed4920269104
18 Urinals cleansed or repaired1—315
J.9 Animals improperly kept433111
20 Smoke nuisances23—16
21 Other nuisances68436363237
Total381231134011229713233
No. of Preliminary Notices served1414139014977435004
No. of Preliminary Notices complied with1654148318719595967
No of Nuisance Notices served3824214072151425
No. of Nuisance Notices complied with4583665442471615