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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 1958

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

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Table: REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1958 TABLE II

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1958 TABLE II

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired192280217106795
2. Drains tested931457186395
3. Drains cleansed or repaired306231161232930
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed1251439195454
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired182714968
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired59845859260
7. Rainwater pipes repaired2234301197
8. Roofs and gutters repaired17226319794726
9. Damp courses inserted543113
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied13017919879586
11. Yards drained or paved7144530
12. Dustbins provided20323124107
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired557421
14. Water supply reinstated89574337226
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied17372621101
16. Animals improperly kept–3–36
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed6149938
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired321–6
19. Smoke nuisances516–122
20. Other nuisances131551043
Total1,2871,5851,1668864,924
Number of Preliminary Notices served3885904922591,729
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with4465875282711,832
Number of Nuisance Notices served9924314071553
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with10622213365526