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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Summary of Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1886.
| East Battersea. | West Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham and Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses & Premises inspected | 7711 | 8178 | 3919 | 2277 | 3608 | 4196 | 29988 |
| 1st Notices served | 848 | 830 | 1061 | 268 | 329 | 526 | 3861 |
| 2nd Notices served | 119 | 145 | 276 | 6 | 9 | 93 | 648 |
| Number of houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 73 | 54 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 192 | 380 |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c., was burnt | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26 | |
| Disinfecting apparatus at Putney, number of times used | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Overcrowding abated | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired. | 58 | 61 | 220 | 8 | 65 | 17 | |
| Staircases & passages cleansed and repaired | 23 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 78 | ||
| New drains and drains relaid | 377 | 95 | 56 | 377 | 79 | 984 | |
| Number of feet of new sewers and branch drains | 18301 | 8474 | 5216 | 5084 | 2010 | 39086 | |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 384 | 564 | 175 | 23 | 190 | 88 | 1424 |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | 188 | 68 | 1002 | 320 | .. | 1578 | |
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | 26 | 319 | 5 | 56 | .. | 465 | |
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | .. | 1 | 287 | .. | 34 | .. | 31 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | .. | 373 | .. | 39 | .. | 412 | |
| Water-closets cleansed and repaired | 43 | 38 | 366 | 171 | 97 | 810 | |
| Water-closets, supply of water laid on to | 383 | 39 | 58 | 123 | 278 | 1290 | |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on | 6 | .. | 31 | 45 | |||
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | 10 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 120 | |
| Cesspools abolished | 3 | 4 | .. | 17 | |||
| Dust-bins provided | 187 | 155 | 65 | 18 | 113 | 131 | 669 |
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | 8 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 25 | |
| Yards drained and paved | 32 | 15 | 70 | 14 | 146 | ||
| Unwholesome or dilapidatec houses cleansed & repaired | 84 | 58 | •• | 23 | 11 | 176 | |
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 66 | 70 | 119 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 323 |
| Houses supplied with water | 27 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 89 | |
| Water-cisterns covered and repaired | 471 | 245 | 457 | 239 | 1489 | ||
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from drains | .. | .. | 118 | .. | 32 | .. | 150 |
| Wells closed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Pig nuisances removed | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Unclassified nuisances . | 10 | 381 | 7 | 52 | 11 | 468 | |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Compulsory Orders obtained | • • | • • | 3 | • • | • • | 3 | |
| Compulsory works executed | •• | •• | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |