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Chiswick 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE IV.
HOUSE.TO.HOUSE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1910.
| STREET OR ROAD. | No. of inspections. | Times inspected during 1910. | Houses let in 2 tenements. | Houses let in 3 tenements. | Houses let in 4 or more tenements. | No. of Inhabitants | Average No. of | Nuisances and Sanitary Defects Discovered and Remedied. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children under 12 years. | Total. | Living and sleeping rooms per house. | Persons per house, including Children. | Defective drains. | Defective drain connections. | Choked drains. | Defective inspection chambers, covers, etc. | Defective fresh air inlets. | Defective water closets. | Defective water supplies to water closets. | Defective and leaky sinks. | Defective eaves guttering. | Defective waste, rain water pipes, etc. | Defective soil pipes and drain ventilators. | Leaky roofs. | Damp walls. | Insufficient ashpits. | Defective yard paving. | Premises requiring repairing and cleansing. | Water from cisterns. | Overcrowding, | Nuisance from keeping animals. | ||||||
| Glebe Estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Road | 140 | 1 | 59 | 1 | .. | 658 | 309 | 967 | 6 | 6.90 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 26 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Glebe Street | 69 | 1 | 34 | 4 | .. | 291 | 111 | 402 | 6 | 5.82 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Dale Street | 89 | 1 | 44 | 3 | .. | 398 | 175 | 573 | 6 | 6.43 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Binns Road | 44 | 1 | 29 | .. | .. | 199 | 136 | 335 | 6 | 7.61 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 16 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Reckitt Road | 47 | 25 | 3 | .. | 223 | 112 | 335 | 6 | 7.32 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
| Quick Road | 46 | 1 | 32 | .. | .. | 201 | 113 | 314 | 6 | 6.60 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Fraser Street | 27 | 1 | 17 | .. | .. | 127 | 79 | 206 | 6 | 7.62 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Devonshire Road (part of) | 56 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .. | 242 | 73 | 315 | 6 | 5.62 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 18 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 518 | .. | 261 | 12 | .. | 2339 | 1108 | 3447 | 6 | 6.65 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .. | 11 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 36 | 50 | 27 | 10 | 2 | .. |
| Sulhamstead Estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devonshire Road (part of) | 74 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .. | 298 | 118 | 416 | 6 | 5.62 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | .. | .. |
| Annandale Road | 42 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 224 | 85 | 309 | 8 | 7.36 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 12 | .. | .. |
| Swanscombe Road | 62 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 338 | 209 | 547 | 7 | 8.82 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | .. | .. |
| Alkerden Road | 22 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .. | 104 | 63 | 167 | 6 | 7.58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 200 | 118 | 16 | 7 | 964 | 475 | 1439 | 7 | 7.19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 33 | .. | .. | |
| Devonshire Rd. (part of S .E side) | 40 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .. | 181 | 144 | 325 | 6 | 7.11 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | .. | .. |
| Mawson Lane | 22 | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | 93 | 84 | 177 | 6 | 8.04 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1 | .. |
| Eastbury Grove | 75 | 1 | 66 | .. | .. | 339 | 216 | 555 | 6 | 8.46 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | .. | 1 |
| Dorechester Grove | 42 | 1 | 39 | .. | .. | 195 | 127 | 322 | 6 | 7.66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Cornwall Grove | 47 | 1 | 46 | .. | .. | 195 | 114 | 309 | 6 | 6.58 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Balfern Grove | 45 | 1 | 21 | .. | .. | 201 | 59 | 260 | 6 | 5.77 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .. | .. |
| Ashborne Grove | 22 | 1 | 20 | .. | .. | 103 | 51 | 154 | 6 | 7.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 17 | .. | .. |
| Wilton Avenue | 57 | 1 | 52 | .. | .. | 254 | 83 | 337 | 6 | 5.91 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Chiswick Lane (part of) | 35 | 1 | 11 | .. | 1 | 178 | 51 | 229 | 6 | 8 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 19 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 385 | .. | 295 | 1 | 1 | 1739 | 929 | 2668 | 6 | 6 93 | 5 | l | 9 | .. | .. | 8 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | .. | 15 | .. | 32 | 8 | 62 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
| Chiswick New Town: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devonshire Road (part of) | 50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 181 | 95 | 276 | 4 | 5.52 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | .. | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Hogarth Lane | 33 | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | 141 | 98 | 239 | 6 | 7.24 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Hogarth Lane | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 74 | 19 | 93 | 6 | 5.47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Hogarth Avenue | 22 | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | 102 | 87 | 189 | 5 | 8.59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Devonshire Place | 28 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 92 | 28 | 120 | 4 | 4.28 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Devonshire Street | 33 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 118 | 72 | 190 | 4 | 5.75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Hunt Street | 17 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 83 | 71 | 154 | 6 | 9.05 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Bennett Street | 43 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 132 | 91 | 223 | 4 | 5.18 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. |
| William Street | 41 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 131 | 94 | 225 | 3 | 5.48 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Wood Street | 30 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 115 | 79 | 194 | 4 | 6.46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
| Furze Street | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 54 | 29 | 83 | 3 | 4.36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
| James Street | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 63 | 43 | 112 | 3 | 4.66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Totals | 357 | .. | 60 | 1 | .. | 1292 | 806 | 2098 | 5 | 5.87 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | 1 | 15 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 15 | .. | 22 | 5 | 37 | 43 | 126 | 18 | 1 | .. |
| Chiswick Proper: (Part of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutheland Road | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 128 | 42 | 170 | 6 | 5.31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Short Road | 17 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 73 | 18 | 91 | 4 | 5.35 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Paxton Road | 72 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .. | 329 | 115 | 444 | 6 | 6.16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .. | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 121 | .. | 31 | 2 | .. | 530 | 175 | 705 | 5 | 5.82 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .. | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Strand.on.the.Green: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strand on the Green (front) | 98 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 275 | 91 | 366 | 4 | 3.73 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Thames Road(including Westeria Gardens) | 58 | 1 | 14 | .. | .. | 196 | 57 | 253 | 4 | 4.36 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Magnolia Road | 50 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 133 | 89 | 222 | 5 | 4.44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Geraldine Road and Gardens | 46 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 138 | 73 | 211 | 4 | 4.58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pyrmont Road | 34 | 1 | 23 | 5 | .. | 169 | 121 | 290 | 6 | 8.52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | .. |
| Waldeck Road | 51 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 240 | 208 | 448 | 6 | 8.78 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 11 | .. | .. |
| Hearne Road | 27 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 113 | 47 | 160 | 6 | 5.92 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Loraine Road | 38 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 75 | 35 | 110 | 4 | 2.89 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Spring Grove and Nelson Place | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 43 | 143 | 4 | 3.97 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 438 | .. | 74 | 11 | 1 | 1439 | 764 | 2203 | 5 | 5.02 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 61 | 25 | 1 | .. |
| Back Common: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont Road | 20 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 81 | 39 | 120 | 6 | 6.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Belmont Grove | 52 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | 255 | 108 | 363 | 6 | 6.98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Clifton Gardens | 51 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 256 | 116 | 372 | 6 | 7.29 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Holly Road | 46 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .. | 235 | 89 | 324 | 6 | 7.04 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 19 | .. | .. |
| Fisher's Lane | 35 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 126 | 51 | 177 | 6 | 5.05 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Back Common Road | 53 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 185 | 91 | 276 | 6 | 5.20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Bond Street | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 42 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Windmill Road | 51 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 187 | 75 | 262 | 6 | 5 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 318 | .. | 78 | 7 | 1 | 1357 | 590 | 1957 | 6 | 6.15 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 19 | .. | .. |
| Gunnersbury (Part of): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrey Crescent | 37 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | 159 | 59 | 218 | 6 | 5.89 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Chertsey Road | 19 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 80 | 21 | 101 | 6 | 5.31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Stonehill Road | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 121 | 28 | 149 | 6 | 5.51 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Clarence Road | 18 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 79 | 15 | 94 | 6 | 5.22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Oxford Gardens | 48 | 1 | 46 | .. | .. | 196 | 105 | 301 | 6 | 6.27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Brooks Road (Part of) | 6 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 24 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 7 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dewsbury Crescent | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 79 | 30 | 109 | 4 | 3.02 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 191 | .. | 76 | 1 | .. | 738 | 277 | 1015 | 6 | 5.31 | .. | l | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Miscellaneous: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Grove | 37 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | 154 | 59 | 213 | 5 | 5.75 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Church Street | 36 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 127 | 34 | 161 | 5 | 4.47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Essex Place | 88 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 261 | 143 | 404 | 3 | 4.58 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 10 | 9 | 32 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Totals | 161 | .. | 13 | .. | 1 | 542 | 236 | 778 | 5 | 4.83 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | 15 | 9 | 38 | 4 | .. | .. |
| Grand Totals | 2689 | .. | 1006 | 51 | 11 | 10940 | 5360 | 16310 | 6 | 6.06 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 164 | 36 | 69 | 153 | 33 | 100 | 30 | 191 | 155 | 527 | 215 | 5 | 1 |