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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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Table: REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956 TABLE VIII

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956 TABLE VIII

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired227266290138921
2. Drains tested1471377386443
3. Drains cleansed or repaired229251224274978
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed106185168104563
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired121722960
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired1005088101339
7. Rainwater pipes repaired2120292494
8. Roofs and gutters repaired178206244144772
9. Damp courses inserted877426
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied153192195117657
11. Yards drained or paved1055525
12. Dustbins provided1612411887
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired8211728
14. Water supply reinstated2982992162891,102
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied38294817132
16. Defective coppers remedied——2—2
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed5715633
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired—2——2
19. Animals improperly kept——112
20. Smoke nuisances21411—36
21. Other nuisances271637686
Total1,6041,7071,7271,3506,388
Number of Preliminary Notices served ..4946565763522,078
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with4916695943632,117
Number of Nuisance Notices served11517416593547
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with117178179120594