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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 1889
[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 Distiiot during the year 1889.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Prem ises inspected | 5922 | 3651 | 4392 | 337 | 4395 | 18697 |
| 1st Notices served | 1114 | 435 | 467 | 81 | 401 | 2498 |
| 2nd Notices served | 133 | 156 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 369 |
| Number of houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 84 | 14 | 90 | 5 | 174 | 367 |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &c., was burnt | 8 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 15 |
| Disinfecting apparatus at Putney, number of times used | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 362 | 78 | 142 | 16 | 42 | 640 |
| Staircases & passages cleansed and repaired | 85 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 169 |
| New drains and drains relaid | 127 | 124 | 210 | .. | 52 | 303 |
| Number of feet of new sewers and branch drains | .. | 9941 | 7826 | .. | 3411 | 13352 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 296 | 68 | 157 | 27 | 104 | 652 |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains. | 653 | 87 | 83 | 5 | .. | 828 |
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | 160 | 88 | 97 | 25 | 9 | 379 |
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | 37 | 32 | 23 | .. | .. | 92 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 123 | 55 | 85 | 10 | .. | 272 |
| Water-closets cleansed and repaired | 527 | 57 | 103 | 7 | 125 | 819 |
| Water-closets, supply of water laid on to | 36 | 121 | 34 | 21 | 303 | 515 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on | 8 | 6 | 11 | .. | .. | 25 |
| Accumulation of manure, &c., removed | 34 | 15 | 73 | 2 | 16 | 140 |
| Cesspools abolished | 2 | .. | 17 | .. | 2 | 21 |
| Dust-bins provided | 267 | 52 | 56 | 20 | 91 | 486 |
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 64 |
| Yards drained or paved and cleansed | 169. | 88 | 7 | .. | 17 | 281 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed & repaired | .. | 4 | 13 | .. | .. | 17 |
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 109 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 30 | 203 |
| Houses supplied with water | 14 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 57 |
| Water-cisterns cleansed covered and repaired | 239 | 59 | 32 | 8 | 97 | 415 |
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected from drains | 17 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 22 |
| Wells closed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pig nuisances removed | 3 | 1 | 4 | l | 2 | 11 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 280 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 356 |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 |
| Compulsory Orders obtained | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Compulsory works obtained | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |