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Wandsworth 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Abstract of Sanitary Works carried out in West Battersea
during the year ending December 31st, 1878 :—
No. of houses inspected 1688
No. of 1st notices served 390
No. of 2nd notices served 30
No. of houses disinfected, and where necessary cleansed
after Small Pox 38
No. of houses disinfected, cleansed, and where necessary
Bedding burnt after Fever 15
Defective drains cleansed and repaired 103
Cesspools abolished 6
Accumulation of manure, &c., removed 32
Dust bins provided 211
Defective apparatus to water closets repaired 53
Water supply added to houses 8
Water supply added to closets 45
Tig nuisances abated 12
Covers provided to cisterns 148
Cisterns provided 14
Notices served on shopkeepers to desist from sweeping trade
refuse into the streets 10
Obstructions on the footpaths removed or license granted 20
No. of houses where separate drainage has been enforce 1 9
Overcrowding abated 1
Dilapidated closets repaired 14
Unwholesome meat destroyed (lbs.) 240
Fishmongers fined for throwing fish offal into the street 3
(Public House) urinals provided with doors 5
Summonses 12
JOSEPH OAKMAN,
Medical Officer of Health, West Battersea.
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