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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

Battersea 1912

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912

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In four instances it was found necessary to erect upcast ventilating
shafts in the following situations :—
Bolingbroke Grove.
Candahar Road.
Clapham Junction Approach.
Linford Street.

Table: Van Dwellings. The number of van dwellings in Battersea during 1912 was 81, as compared with 74 in 1911. In the following table are set out the situation and number of occupants:—

Van Dwellings. The number of van dwellings in Battersea during 1912 was 81, as compared with 74 in 1911. In the following table are set out the situation and number of occupants:—

Situation of Vans.No. of Vans.No. of Occupants.
Males.Females.
Mill's Yard, 88 Sheepcote Lane3*33
„ 80 „4*44
Manley's Yard, Falcon Road465
Manley's Yard, Cabul Road25†3035
Donovan's Ground, Cabul Road25†4828
Mill's Yard, Culvert Road13‡1824
"Gray's Fair," Lavender Hill788
Total81117107

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* Including one shed. † Including one cottage.
‡ Including one shed and one tramcar.
These vans undergo frequent inspection by the Council's
Sanitary Inspectors, both by night as well as day. During the
year twenty-three vans were found to be overcrowded, and notices
under the by-laws were served where necessary to abate.
Four cases of infectious disease were notified from amongst
van dwellers during 1912. The patients were immediately removed
to the Isolation Hospital, and the usual further precautions taken
to prevent the spread of infection.