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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 1951

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

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGHWork of the Sanitary Inspectors A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII:—TABLE VII.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGHWork of the Sanitary Inspectors A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII:—

TABLE VII.

Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
To investigate complaints99963747247468
Housing reports995571052
Notifiable diseases10171501167
Piggeries45—45
Factories, Workplaces, etc. (including Outworkers)672101773
Sanitary conveniences65—65
Mews and stables183—183
Other inspections451316086121
Total174863938856874
Smoke observations——73
Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court——78

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Table VIII gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
in the Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 687 and 1,217
were cleansed or repaired. The drains of 54 houses were
reconstructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 4,034 premises, and
in 69 of these damp courses were inserted.