Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham | Tooting. | Wandsworth | Whole Borough. | |||||
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North Ward. | South Ward. | Strea-tham Ward. | Bal-ham Ward. | South field Ward. | Fairfield Ward. | Spri'g field Ward. | ||||
Number of complaints received and attended to | 44O | 202 | 441 | 443 | 294 | 410 | 446 | 3611 | ||
Number of houses and premises inspected | 4618 | 3079 | 3848 | 5094 | 34335 | |||||
Number of houses and premises re-inspected | 990 | 1326 | 443 | 716 | 734 | 11229 | ||||
Number of house - to - house inspections | 82 | ... | 68 | ... | 293 | 55 | 75 | 53 | 690 | |
Number of preliminary notices served | 390 | 142 | 382 | 29O | 508 | 282 | 374 | 589 | ||
Ditto complied with | 372 | 122 | 245 | 246 | 815 | 470 | 252 | 461 | ||
Number of statutory notices served | 14 | 28 | 102 | 55 | 106 | |||||
Ditto complied with | 12 | 4 | 11 | 102 | 5 | 34 | 85 | |||
Notices served for periodical removal of manure | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Number of rooms disinfected after infective diseases | 432 | 628 | 660 | 593 | 359 | 785 | 5236 | |||
Bedding stoved | 187 | 244 | 152 | 184 | ||||||
Overcrowding abated | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||||
Rooms cleansed and repaired | 211 | 287 | 290 | 355 | 120 | |||||
Staircases cleansed and repaired | 30 | 75 | ||||||||
Drains cleansed and repaired | 40 | 171 | 77 | 105 | 49 | 616 | ||||
Drains tested | 200 | 108 | 55 | 57 | 141 | |||||
Drains found defective | 16 | 41 | 40 | 8 | 4 | |||||
Traps fixed to drains | ... | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 142 | |||
Bath, lavatory and sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired | 26 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 31 | 35 | ||||
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
Water closets cleansed and repaired | 72 | 64 | 169 | 148 | 271 | 85 | 114 | 1223 | ||
Water closets, separate supply of water laid on to | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 7 | 12 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 154 | |
Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on to | 4 | ... | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Cesspools abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Ashpits provided or repaired | 40 | 15 | 50 | 44 | 74 | 50 | 63 | 517 | ||
Dust complaints received | 90 | 106 | 127 | 94 | 126 | 47 | ||||
Stables and stables yards drained, paved or cleansed | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 102 | |
Yards drained, paved or cleansed | 13 | 55 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 44 | 355 | |||
Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired | 2 | ... | 11 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 107 | ||
Leaky roofs and gutters repaired | 67 | 96 | 131 | 42 | ||||||
Damp courses inserted | ... | 4 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | ||
Damp conditions remedied | 40 | 18 | 82 | 111 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 617 | ||
Houses re-supplied with water | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 94 | |
Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 10 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 202 | |
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 48 |
Smoke nuisances reported | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ||||
Soil pipes repaired | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 136 | |||
Unclassified nuisances | 71 | 24 | 57 | 72 | 67 | 27 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 405 |