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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Clapham. | Putney | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses and Promises Inspected | 4215 | 3439 | 3533 | 438 | 5450 | 17075 |
| Preliminary Notices | 2390 | 697 | 688 | 77 | 1100 | 4952 |
| Statutory Notices | 275 | 74 | 50 | 2 | 359 | 760 |
| Number of Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 351 | 58 | 217 | 21 | 317 | 964 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after infectious diseases | 446 | 58 | 279 | 29 | 344 | 1156 |
| Number of houses in which infectious disease recurred after disinfection | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Number of houses from which bedding, &e., was burnt | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Bedding stoved | 292 | 27 | 66 | 2 | 64 | 451 |
| Overcrowding abated | 11 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 19 |
| Rooms cleansed and repaired | 995 | 22 | 402 | 14 | 54 | 1487 |
| Staircases and passages cleansed and repaired | 285 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 366 |
| Drains relaid | 283 | 225 | 279 | 7 | 74 | 868 |
| New ventilating pipes | 455 | .. | 203 | 16 | 88 | 762 |
| Drains cleansed and repaired | 714 | 209 | 211 | 17 | 251 | 1402 |
| Syphon traps fixed to drains | 1835 | 64 | 217 | .. | 76 | 2192 |
| Sinks altered to discharge outside over gullies | 365 | 44 | 127 | 13 | 522 | 1071 |
| Bath and lavatory wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies | 55 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 113 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 264 | 46 | 238 | 14 | 95 | 657 |
| Water closets cltansed and repaired | 1089 | 317 | 235 | 18 | 485 | 2144 |
| Water closets, supply of water 1aid on to | .. | 2 | 30 | 34 | 171 | 237 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired, or water laid on | 14 | 10 | 2 | .. | 1 | 27 |
| Accumulation of manure, &c., | 70 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 166 |
| Cesspools abolished | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Dust-bins provided | 256 | 40 | 57 | 22 | 189 | 564 |
| Stables drained or paved and cleansed | 19 | 6 | 5 | .. | 6 | 36 |
| Yards drained or paved and cleansed | 198 | 46 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 285 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired | 32 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 107 |
| Leaky house-roofs and gutters repaired | 345 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 159 | 566 |
| Houses supplied with water | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 86 |
| Water cisterns cleansed, covered, and repaired | 748 | 79 | 23 | 12 | 150 | 1012 |
| Cistern overflow pipes disconnected | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 13 |
| Wells closed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pig nuisances removed | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 22 | 26 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 1214 | .. | 149 | 5 | 224 | 1592 |
| Cases investigated by Magistrates | 15 | 3 | 5 | .. | 36 | 59 |
| Compulsory Orders obtained | 15 | 2 | 4 | .. | 15 | 36 |
| Copulsory works executed | 15 | 2 | 4 | .. | 15 | 36 |