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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 1957

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

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH 25

Table: TABLE VIII

TABLE VIII

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired17418220194651
2. Drains tested10610457135402
3. Drains cleansed or repaired279164258171872
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed7412512298419
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired181621762
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired47826977275
7. Rainwater pipes repaired222518974
8. Roofs and gutters repaired11717713879511
9. Damp courses inserted1022216
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied11911715984479
11. Yards drained or paved656118
12. Dustbins provided2023203598
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired614213
14. Water supply reinstated57512655189
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied201736881
16. Defective coppers remedied———11
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed1158529
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired——2—2
19. Smoke nuisances962219
20. Other nuisances3521241191
Total1,1301,1231,1738764,302
Number of Preliminary Notices served4164284732311,548
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with3944294852491,557
Number of Nuisance Notices served7711810362360
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with8514513171432