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Wandsworth 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXIV.
Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1919.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "North Ward. | South Ward. | Strea-tliam Ward. | Hal-ham Ward. | South field Ward. | Fairfield Ward. | Sprig field Ward. | ||||
| Number of complaints received and attended to | 683 | 304 | 491 | 551 | 635 | 835 | 478 | 3>2 | 646 | 4935 |
| Number of houses and premises inspected | 4449 | 2521 | 3588 | 6069 | 5912 | 5339 | 4238 | 2443 | 4708 | 39267 |
| Number of houses and premises re-inspected | 2499 | 1618 | 2994 | 3062 | 4218 | 2930 | 2047 | 1499 | 2406 | 23273 |
| Number of house - to - house inspections | 255 | 90 | 292 | 217 | 460 | 266 | 332 | 250 | 300 | 2462 |
| Number of preliminary notices served | 623 | 369 | 821 | 894 | 1280 | 805 | 817 | 696 | 1037 | 7342 |
| Ditto complied with *. | 571 | 309 | 772 | 794 | 1041 | 752 | 800 | 571 | 988 | 6598 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 70 | 27 | 69 | 57 | 210 | 30 | 78 | 26 | 211 | 778 |
| Ditto complied with | 70 | 20 | 68 | 51 | 197 | 30 | 78 | 24 | 211 | 749 |
| Notices served for periodical removal of manure. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after infective diseases | 427 | 265 | 233 | 833 | 770 | 907 | 339 | 300 | 546 | 4620 |
| Bedding stoved | 210 | 160 | 147 | 273 | 242 | 229 | 191 | 140 | 215 | 1807 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 821 | 84 | 1075 | 982 | 2525 | 1135 | 757 | 652 | 1321 | 9352 |
| Staircases cleansed and repaired | 129 | 16 | 214 | 262 | 195 | 175 | 109 | 122 | 227 | 1449 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 87 | 51 | 92 | 159 | 128 | 138 | 36 | 29 | 99 | 819 |
| Drains tested | 363 | 127 | 187 | 455 | 343 | 274 | 489 | 163 | 370 | 2771 |
| Drains found defective | 14 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 43 | 86 | 12 | 11 | 72 | 341 |
| Traps fixed to drains | 38 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 | ... | 181 |
| Bath, lavatory and sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired | 33 | 15 | 81 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 24 | 25 | 76 | 390 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 9 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 35 |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 65 | 54 | 329 | 269 | 519 | 206 | 215 | 124 | 261 | 2042 |
| Water closets, separate supply of water laid on to | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 15 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 178 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on to | 9 | ... | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 51 |
| Cesspools abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ashpits provided or repaired | 60 | 15 | 105 | 165 | 186 | 92 | 158 | 68 | 193 | 1042 |
| Dust complaints received | 146 | 85 | 177 | 84 | 148 | 94 | 145 | 78 | 150 | 1107 |
| Stables and stables yards drained, paved or cleansed | 18 | ... | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 9 | ... | 26 | 105 |
| Yards drained, paved or cleansed | 51 | 12 | 129 | 97 | 118 | 103 | 42 | 44 | 197 | 793 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired | ... | ... | 14 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | 31 |
| Leaky roofs and gutters repaired | 183 | 31 | 260 | 202 | 178 | 146 | 129 | 91 | 211 | 1431 |
| Damp courses inserted | 36 | 6 | 123 | 41 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 310 |
| Damp conditions remedied | 136 | 20 | 176 | 268 | 125 | 117 | 152 | 72 | 140 | 1206 |
| Houses re-supplied with water | 9 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 107 |
| Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 38 | 26 | 14 | 62 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 89 | 317 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 75 |
| Smoke nuisances reported | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Soil pipes repaired | 18 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 124 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 207 | 32 | 186 | 201 | 118 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 71 | 1104 |