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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 1952

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

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Table: REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1952 TABLE VIII.

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1952

TABLE VIII.

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired6925055883162,101
2. Drains tested222145167201735
3. Drains cleansed or repaired3682903062651,229
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired188169173152682
5. Soil pipes repaired29313015105
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired65538147246
7. Rainwater pipes repaired56446934203
8. Roofs and gutters repaired3864363621871,371
9. Damp courses inserted26481553
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied3923423532171,304
11. Yards drained or paved46917981
12. Dustbins provided or repaired52637659250
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired2219191373
14. Water supply reinstated45133613107
15. Defective fireplaces remedied1631288352426
16. Defective coppers remedied21––3
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed1012191152
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired–11–2
19. Animals improperly kept414413
20. Smoke nuisances1–––1
21. Other nuisances71599656282
Total2,8402,3252,4881,6669,319
Number of Preliminary Notices served9889869215433,438
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with1,1291,1319976183,875
Number of Nuisance Notices served3062862971521,041
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with3383423341731,187