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Battersea 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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the Borough, was carried out. The following figures show the number of houses inspected in each year since 1900.
| 1900 | 3,009 |
| 1901 | 3,116 |
| 1902 | 1,740 |
| 1903 | 2,670 |
| 1904 | 3,020 |
| 1905 | 4,503 |
| 1906 | 3,609 |
| Average for 7 years, 1900-1906 | = 3,095 |
| 1907 | 4,101 |
The prevalence of infectious disease in certain parts of
the Borough (in common with the rest of London) during 1907
took up a good deal of the time of the Inspectors. Notwithstanding
this, however, the fact that about 1,000 more
inspections over the average 1900-1906 must be considered a
highly satisfactory record.
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house-to-house Inspection.
The following table gives particulars as to the number
of houses inspected in house-to-house inspections during 1907.