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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 1966

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

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Table: TABLE 2

TABLE 2

PutneyCentralBatterseaTotal
Premises cleansed and repaired172270540982
Drains tested128110101339
Drains cleansed or repaired4576004241,481 399
Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed76165158
Soil pipes altered or repaired177137125
Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired4410799250
Rainwater pipes repaired18203775
Roofs and gutters repaired94166298558
Damp courses inserted11—2
Damp conditions otherwise remedied101137331569
Yards drained or paved132024
Dustbins provided17161548
Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired2—24
Water supply reinstated93114265472
Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied1101728
Animals improperly kept1—23
Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed16443999
Urinals cleansed or repaired32—5
Smoke nuisances22—4
Other nuisances4161232
Total1,2481,8542,3975,499
Number of preliminary notices served2854448211,550 1,328 659
Number of preliminary notices complied with246393689
Number of abatement notices served79129451
Number of abatement notices complied with82136378596

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Legal Proceedings
During the year, legal proceedings were taken by the Council in
seventeen instances in connection with the abatement of nuisances.
Drainage Work
Plans are required to be submitted to the Council in respect of
new drainage work or any reconstruction, alteration or repair of
existing drainage systems, for approval under the Drainage Byelaws,
and during the year 376 applications were received. The
actual work on the site is supervised by technical assistants in
co-ordination with the public health inspectors.
During the year 3,291 tests were carried out in connection with
drainage installations and 72 connections were made to the Council's
sewers.