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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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the complainant. Twenty-one preliminary and four Statutory
Notices were served by the Council to abate smoke nuisances,
and one prosecution was instituted, the summons being withdrawn
on payment of the costs.
| Sanitary District. | Backyards. | Forecourts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholly paved. | Partly paved. | Wholly paved. | Partly paved. | ||
| 1 | 6 | - | 28 | 30 | 24 |
| 2 | 12 | - | 27 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | - | 13 | 60 | 9 | - |
| 4 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | - | 25 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| 8 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Totals | 44 | 40 | 167 | 78 | 98 |
Street Paying.
During 1913, the following streets were partly or wholly paved with impervious material
| Street. | Square Yards. |
| Albert Bridge Road | 9,112 |
| Battersea Park Road | 1,225 |
| Broomwood Road | 840 |
| Chatto Road | 1,335 |
| Cupar Road | 642 |
| Edmunds Place | 80 |
| Elsley Road | 5,031 |
| Fields Place | 378 |
| Holden Street | 1,745 |
| Hope Street | 953 |
| Khyber Road | 1,130 |