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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 1963

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

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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH

Table: Work of the Public Health InspectorsA summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table I.TABLE 1

Work of the Public Health Inspectors

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

TABLE 1

InspectionsRe-InspectionsTotal
To investigate complaints6,35315,24321,596
Inspections under Shops Act289—289
Infectious Diseases9966651,661
Inspections under Factories Act1,638—1,638
Housing Clearance Area Scheme127—127
Housing Reports4,496—4,496
Hairdressers254——254
Other inspections7,8564,22612,082
Totals22,00920,13442,143

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Smoke observations 332
Legal proceedings, attendances at court 25
Table II gives details of the sanitary operations carried out in the
Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 371 and 1,055 were
cleansed or repaired, and 80 drains were partially reconstructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 735 premises, and in two
of these damp courses were inserted.