London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| East Battersea. | West Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney. 1 | Streatliam. | Wandsworth | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses & Premises inspected | 8111 | 8460 | 3441 | 3997 | 5055 | 4350 | 33414 |
| 1st Notices served | 617 | 1000 | 1517 | 370 | 4728 | ||
| 2nd Notices served | 188 | 203 | 532 | 15 | 15 | 58 | |
| Number of houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 257 | 169 | 52 | 13 | 32 | 635 | |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c., was burnt | .. | 3 | 33 | .. | 3 | 41 | |
| Disinfecting apparatus at Putney, number of times used | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Overcrowding abated | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 65 | 376 | 17 | 39 | 24 | 529 | |
| Staircases & passages cleansed and repaired | 25 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 103 | ||
| New drains and drains relaid | 327 | 141 | 508 | 84 | |||
| Number of feet of new sewers and branch drains | 21933 | 2516 | 3326 | 15967 | 7576 | 51318 | |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 596 | 214 | 92 | 153 | 97 | 1340 | |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | 107 | 155 | 1 | 1645 | |||
| Sinks altered to discharge outside o\er gullies | 39 | 34 | 497 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | .. | .. | 135 | 2 | .. | .. | 137 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | .. | 184 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Water - closets cleansed and repaired | 92 | 114 | 461 | 98 | 132 | 67 | 964 |
| Water-closets, supply of water laid on to | 404 | 307 | 146 | 1231 | |||
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | .. | 2 | 38 |
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | 14 | 29 | 84 | ||||
| Cesspools abolished | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 30 | ||
| Dust-bins provided | 232 | 24 | 1345 | ||||
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | .. | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| Yards drained and paved | 25 | 15 | 5 | 325 | |||
| Unwholsome or dilapidated houses cleansed & repaired | 89 | 123 | 19 | .. | 32 | 3 | |
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 131 | 85 | 203 | 29 | 13 | 133 | 594 |
| Houses supplied with water | 4 | 17 | |||||
| Water-cisterns covered and repaired | 336 | 300 | 548 | 39 | 51 | 183 | 1457 |
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from drains | .. | 10 | 143 | .. | 23 | .. | 176 |
| Wells closed | .. | .. | 10 | ||||
| Pig nuisances removed | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 37 | |
| Unclassified nuisances | 13 | 9 | 34 | .. | 328 | ||
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 34 | ||
| Compulsory Orders obtained | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 27 | |
| Compulsory works executed | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .. | 3 | 27 |