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48 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Cutting-off Notices.
During the year 70 notices with respect to 90 premises were
received from the Water Board stating that the supply had been
withdrawn.
16 of the premises were in Clapham, 13 in Putney, 34 in
Streatham, three in Tooting, and 24 in Wandsworth.
The supply was withdrawn for non-payment of rates from
33 premises, from 14 premises in consequence of defects, and in
43 the premises were empty.
Mortuaries.
The Mortuaries in Clapham, Streatham, Tooting and Wandsworth
have been visited several times during the year, and I am
able to report that the By-laws and Regulations have been carried
out in a satisfactory manner.
In Clapham, 23 bodies were removed to the Mortuary, in
Streatham 13, and in Wandsworth 117, of which 61 were from
Wandsworth, 20 from Putney, 21 from Tooting, and 15 from
Battersea—a total of 153,
GENERAL SANITARY WORK IN 1916.
Revenue Act.
During the year five certificates were granted under the above
Act, and two refused.
The certificates granted referred to six houses or 13 tenements,
and that refused to two houses or five tenements.
Sanitary Operations.
Tables XXXVIII., XXXIX. and XL. show the number and
nature of the inspections made during the year by the Male and
Female Inspectors respectively.