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Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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THAMES FLOODING.
As briefly reported in the Annual Report for 1927, serious
flooding occurred on the night of the 6th/7th January, 1928, owing
to the overflowing of an abnormally high tide which affected all
the riparian Metropolitan Boroughs, and occasioned serious loss
of life in some places.
The Mayor, accompanied by the Medical Officer of Health,
immediately visited the area and instructions were given for every
possible step to be taken to relieve the immediate needs of the
victims. These consisted of efforts by the Sanitary Staff to secure
the pumping out, cleansing and drying of the basements and ground
floors of the premises flooded. A systematic inspection shewed
that the following streets (mainly in Nine Elms and Church Wards)
were more or less seriously affected.
Nine Elms Ward.
| Street | No. of houses affected | Street | No. of houses affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Street | 16 | Nine Elms Lane | 12 |
| Belfour Street | 35 | Ponton Road | 9 |
| Currie Street | 25 | Ponton Street | 13 |
| Everett Street | 38 | Tweed Street | 4 |
| Haines Street | 7 | Woodgate Street | 29 |
| Total | 188. | ||
Park Ward.
| Queens Road | 1 |
| Total:—1. |
Church Ward.
| Battersea Bridge Road | 1 | High Street | 26 |
| Bridge Road West | 37 | Hyde Lane | 5 |
| Church Road | 12 | Lombard Road | 8 |
| Goslings Yard | 4 | Orville Road | 29 |
| Granfield Street | 14 | Simpson Street | 5 |
| Gwynne Road | 17 | Surrey Lane | 2 |
| Henry Street | 47 | Vicarage Road | 1 |
| Winders Road | 11 | ||
| Total | 219 | ||
Winstanley ward.
| Mendip Road | i2 |
| Total:—2. |
Grand Total:—410.
On the instruction of the Mayor (Mr. Alderman J. F. Lane),
immediate relief was given in the most urgent cases and a fund was
inaugurated which was supplemented by a grant from the Lord
Mayor's Fund. Ward Committees were formed consisting of