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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 1956

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

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH
Work of the Public Health Inspectors

Table: A summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII. TABLE VII

A summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII. TABLE VII

InspectionsRe-InspectionsTotal
To investigate complaints7,52919,80827,337
Housing Reports1,508281,536
Notifiable diseases2,6042,0914,695
Piggeries8—8
Factories, Workplaces, etc. (including Outworkers)1,442281,470
Sanitary conveniences19—19
Mews and stables32638
Other inspections5,7911,4567,247
Totals18,93323,41742,350

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Smoke observations 375
Legal proceedings, attendances at court 35
Table VIII gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
in the Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 443 and 978 were
cleansed or repaired. The drains of 16 houses were reconstructed,
and 136 drains were partially reconstructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 1,254 premises, and
in 26 of these damp courses were inserted.
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