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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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S ummary of Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1888.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Premises inspected | 3589 | 2686 | 3995 | 4522 | 14792 |
| 1st Notices served | 1034 | 404 | 476 | 535 | 2449 |
| 2nd Notices served | 160 | 77 | 11 | 67 | 315 |
| Number of houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 66 | 12 | 85 | 288 | 451 |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c., was burnt | 3 | .. | 9 | .. | 12 |
| Disinfecting apparatus at Putney, number of times used | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | 19 |
| Overcrowding abated | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 8 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 404 | 17 | 140 | 6 | 567 |
| Staircases & passages cleansed and repaired | 65 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 112 |
| New drains and drains relaid | 170 | 215 | 2958 | 1214 | 4557 |
| Number of feet of new sewers and branch drains | 5294 | 3214 | 3954 | 3054 | 15516 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 260 | 75 | 136 | 64 | 535 |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | 309 | 76 | .. | .. | 385 |
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | 73 | 5 | 52 | 7 | 137 |
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | 15 | .. | 31 | .. | 46 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 26 | 3 | 103 | .. | 132 |
| Water-closets cleansed and repaired | 449 | 60 | 96 | 107 | 712 |
| Water-closets, supply of water laid on to | 12 | 54 | 75 | 231 | 372 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on | 9 | 1 | 20 | .. | 30 |
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | 75 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 148 |
| Cesspools abolished | 6 | 1 | 33 | .. | 40 |
| Dust-bins provided | 137 | 1 | 29 | 56 | 223 |
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | 15 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Yards drained and paved | 95 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 123 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed & repaired | .. | .. | 29 | 7 | 36 |
| Leaky house-roots and gutters repaired | 86 | 8 | 103 | 5 | 103 |
| 94 | |||||
| Houses supplied with water | 10 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 56 |
| Water-cisterns covered and repaired | 517 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| 556 | |||||
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from drains | 6 | .. | 93 | 64 | 157 |
| 6 | |||||
| Well closed | 1 | .. | 17 | .. | 18 |
| Pig nuisances removed | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 8 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 216 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 259 |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 3 | 2 | 34 | 87 | 121 |
| 4 | 9 | ||||
| Compulsory Orders obtained | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Compulsory works executed | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 l |