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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 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act—
| Number of persons accommodated during the year | 5 |
Revenue Acts—
| Number of houses for which applications were received during the year | 3 |
| Number of tenements oomprised therein | 7 |
| Number of tenements for which certificates were:—(a) Granted | 5 |
| — | |
| (c) Deferred | 2 |
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from
snow, ice, salt, filth, &c. —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from
offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, &c. —
(c) For prevention of keeping of animals in
such a manner as to be injurious to
health
(d) As to paving of yards, &c., of dwelling-
houses
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive
matter, &c. —
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and
disposal of refuse, &c
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks,
cisterns, &c. —
(h) With respect to water-closets, &c. —
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply
to water-closets -
(;) With respect to drainage, &c. (Metropolis
Management Act, Section 202)-
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to
drainage, &c. (Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899) —
Mortuary—
| Total number of bodies removed | 266 |
| Total number of infectious bodies removed | 18 |