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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

Wandsworth 1918

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.

Table: HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c„ ACT, 1909. TABLE XLI.

HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c„ ACT, 1909. TABLE XLI.

Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects were found.Percentage of defects to houses inspected.Number of Families living in
One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards.
Clapham, North826l74'39812375
Clapham, South..............
Putney636798.5854955
Streatham..............
Balham29325083.3253l6l207237
Tooting645585.934....63
Southfield552443.63110744
Fairfield .7575100.00....901
Springfield533362.2613144514
Whole Borough69056581.588420i361489

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The cases of overcrowding were in Prescott Place, Clapham;
in Cox's Buildings, and Angel Court, Putney; in Natal Road,
Wellfield Road, Cowper's Row, Leverson Street, and Zennor Road,
Streatham; in Fountain Road, Himley Road, and Longley Road,
Tooting; and in Burtop Road, Bellew Street, Aldren Road, Guelph
Street, Lydden Road, Wardley Street, Duntshill, Aslett Street,
Cambourn Road, Burr Road, Point Pleasant, Baylin Road, Jew's
Row, and Iron Mill Road, Wandsworth.
11 notices of reconstruction of drains were sent to the Borough
Engineer from this Department: two in Clapham, two in Putney,
and seven in Streatham.
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