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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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TABLE VI.
Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1878.
| Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Premises inspected | 2100 | 3,322 | 425 | 910 | 463 | 7,220 | |
| 1st Notices served | 300 | 688 | 70 | 104 | 21 | 1,183 | |
| 2nd Notices served | 53 | 52 | ... | 27 | ... | 132 | |
| Cesspools emptied and cleansed | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Cesspools abolished | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 54 | |
| Waterclosets constructed | 17 | 143 | 10 | 4 | 348 | 522 | |
| Houses supplied with water | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 348 | 387 | |
| Drains constructed or connected with Sewer | 100 | 424 | 151 | 60 | 114 | 879 | |
| No. of feet of New Sewers and Branch Drains | 2,866 | 8,697 | 3,986 | 2,495 | 9,596 | 27,640 | |
| Drains repaired or trapped, or obstructions removed | 120 | 191 | 21 | 71 | 49 | 452 | |
| Open Ditches, Ponds, &c., cleansed | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1,500 ft. | 5 &. 1500 ft. | |
| Dust-bins provided | 186 | 297 | 10 | 7 | 345 | 842 | |
| Pig Nuisances removed | 20 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 69 | |
| Accumulations of Offal, Manure, &c., removed | 7 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 72 | |
| Unwholesome and dilapidated Houses cleansed or repaired | 46 | 105 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 178 | |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | ... | 44 | |
| Compulsory Orders obtained | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | 27 | |
| Compulsory works executed | 14 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 26 | |
| Works remaining in abeyance from various causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |