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Wandsworth 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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In the parish of "Wandsworth 1,267 complaints of
nuisances have been received and entered in the complaint
"book; 1,459 notices have been served; 317 houses
have been fumigated and disinfected; 3S accumulations of
dung and offensive matter removed; 22 pig nuisances
abated; 251 drains and closets unstopped; 224 offensive
smells abated; 189 dust bins constructed; 5,450 houses
inspected, and the water closet apparatus improved in
several cases.