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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 1965

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

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Table: TABLE 2

TABLE 2

PutneyCentralBatterseaTotal
Premises cleansed and repaired152184304640
Drains tested8893286467
Drains cleansed or repaired175289258722
Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed4893124265
Soil pipes altered or repaired724637
Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired396473176
Rainwater pipes repaired11141237
Roofs and gutters repaired6987216372
Damp courses inserted11-2
Damp conditions otherwise remedied86118168372
Yards drained or paved2111124
Dustbins provided4391457
Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired121013
Water supply reinstated9865161324
Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied5121229
Animals improperly kept-3_3
Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed14271354
Urinals cleansed or repaired__-_
Smoke nuisances_1_1
Other nuisances5893106
Total8051,1351,7613,701
Number of preliminary notices served2093775561,142
Number of preliminary notices complied with205332367904
Number of abatement notices served62148192402
Number of abatement notices complied with61131117309

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Legal Proceedings
During the year, legal proceedings were taken by the Council in
five instances in connection with the abatement of nuisances.
Drainage Work
Plans are required to be submitted to the Council in respect of
all new drainage work, or any reconstruction, alteration or repair
of existing drainage systems, for approval under the Drainage
Byelaws. The actual work on the site is supervised by technical
assistants in co-ordination with the public health inspectors.
During the year 1,563 tests were carried out in connection with
drainage installations and 23 connections were made to the
Council's sewers.