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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 53
The total number of houses where the drains were reconstructed
during the year was 103:11 in Clapham, 13 in Putney, 34 in
Streatham, six in Tooting, and 39 in Wandsworth.
During the year 2,156 drains of houses were tested by the
Sanitary Inspectors, 396 in Clapham, 136 in Putney, 601 in
Streatham, 370 in Tooting, and 653 in Wandsworth, and 306 or
14.1 gper cent. were found to be defective. Of the 306 found
defective, 18 were in Clapham, 56 in Putney, 82 in Streatham, 83
in Tooting, and 67 Wandsworth
Two complaints of black smoke were received from the Coal
Smoke Abatement Society with regard to six premises. These
complaints were all at once attended to and the premises Kept
under observation.
A large amount of work has again been carried out to abate
nuisances arising from damp conditions. In all, 491 premises
have been dealt with, 76 in Clapham, 15 in Putney, 162 in Streatham,
107 in Tooting, and 131 in Wandsworth; and in 136 of these, nine
in Clapham, 86 in Streatham, and 41 in Wandsworth, damp courses
have been inserted.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 4,483 (729 in Clapham, 223 in
Putney, 1,257 in Streatham, 826 in Tooting, and 1,448 in Wandsworth)
.
1,905 lots of bedding were stoved at the Disinfecting Station,
comprising the following articles: 1,075 beds, 1,175 bolsters, 2,920
pillows, 1,248 mattresses, 197 palliasses. 2,391 sheets, 1,648 quilts,
574 cushions, 17,758 articles of clothing, 4,276 blankets, 42 carpets,
and 8,647 extra articles, a total of 41,951 articles.