Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 73
TABLE XXXV.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 727 | 230 | 485 | 309 | 1022 | 1215 | 3988 |
2. Drains tested | 243 | 147 | 317 | 242 | 179 | 630 | 1758 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 117 | 86 | 113 | 78 | 248 | 165 | 807 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 413 | 132 | 144 | 141 | 453 | 374 | 1657 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 54 | 47 | 40 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 228 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 78 | 90 | 71 | 24 | 33 | 213 | 509 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 91 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 85 | 289 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 280 | 79 | 111 | 95 | 338 | 449 | 1352 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 74 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 142 | 78 | 124 | 105 | 140 | 389 | 978 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 131 | 28 | 87 | 42 | 290 | 207 | 785 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 186 | 55 | 131 | 85 | 177 | 342 | 976 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 25 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 77 | 22 | 205 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 18 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 63 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 79 | 16 | 48 | 39 | 128 | 148 | 458 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 47 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 73 | 94 | 269 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | 23 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 66 | 85 | 224 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 61 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 3 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
21. Animals improperly kept | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
22. Smoke nuisances | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 |
23. Other nuisances | 156 | 69 | 151 | 79 | 86 | 334 | 875 |
Total | 2852 | 1182 | 1968 | 1366 | 3413 | 4851 | 15,632 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 1113 | 357 | 754 | 739 | 1716 | 1617 | 6296 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 1011 | 291 | 742 | 800 | 1562 | 1277 | 5683 |
No. of statutory notices served | 154 | 23 | 100 | 124 | 133 | 247 | 781 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 157 | 31 | 67 | 140 | 76 | 153 | 624 |