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Battersea 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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During 1913 the total number of houses inspected in the
course of house-to-house inspection was 2,802, as compared with
2,228 in 1912.
The following is a summary of the number of houses inspected in each year since 1902:—
| 1903 | 2,670 |
| 1904 | 3,020 |
| 1905 | 4,503 |
| 1906 | 3,609 |
| 1907 | 4,101 |
| 1908 | 3,609 |
| 1909 | 3,218 |
| 1910 | 3,441 |
| 1911 | 2,736 |
| 1912 | 2,228 |
| Average for the 10 years 1903-1912 | = 3,313 |
| 1913 | 2,802 |
Notwithstanding the increased duties imposed upon the Public
Health Department of the Council owing to recent legislation and
the fluctuations in the incidence of infectious disease, it is satisfactory
to be able to report that this important work has been
well maintained.
The following summary shows the number of houses inspected and the number of defects found in each of the sanitary districts in 1913 :
House-To-House Inspection.
| District No. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects found. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 253 | 178 |
| 2 | 345 | 249 |
| 3 | 305 | 180 |
| 4 | 390 | 257 |
| 5 | 650 | 234 |
| 6 | 285 | 183 |
| 7 | 338 | 284 |
| 8 | 236 | 175 |
| Totals | 2,802 | 1,740 |
The percentage of houses in which sanitary defects were, on
inspection, found to exist was 62 per cent., as compared with 66.8
per cent. in 1912, and varied from 36 per cent. in No. 5 District
to 84 per cent. in No. 7 District.