Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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| Clapham. | Putney | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Premises Inspected | ||||||
| Preliminary Notices served | ||||||
| Statutory Notices served | ||||||
| Number of Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | ||||||
| Number of rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | ||||||
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | 6 | |||
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c,, was burnt | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | ||
| Bedding disinfected by Contractor | ||||||
| Overcrowding abated | ||||||
| Rooms cleansed and repaired f e.. | ||||||
| Staircases and passages cleansed and repaired | ||||||
| Drains relaid | ||||||
| New ventilating pipes | ||||||
| Drains cleansed and repaired | .. | |||||
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | ||||||
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | ||||||
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | ||||||
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | ||||||
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | ||||||
| Water closets, supply of water laid on to | ||||||
| Urinals cleansed, repaired, or water laid on | ||||||
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | ||||||
| Cesspools abolished | ||||||
| Dust-bins provided or repaired | ||||||
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | ||||||
| Yards drained or paved and cleansed | 5 | |||||
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired | ||||||
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 1 | |||||
| Houses supplied with water | ||||||
| Water cisterns covered, repaired, and cleansed | ||||||
| Cistern over flow pipes disconnected from drains | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Wells closed | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Pig nuisances removed | .. | .. | ||||
| Unclassified nuisances | 763 | |||||
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 3 | |||||
| Compulsory Orders obtained | .. | |||||
| Compulsory works executed | .. |