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98 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(10).—Lower Richmond Road, Putney, as to ventilation of sewers
in that, and neighbouring roads.
(11)—Floss Street, Putney, with reference to water at rear of
houses. The accumulation of water there was due to the
filling up of an old ditch on land in the rear of these houses,
the ditch being the natural drain discharging into the
Beverley Brook.
(12).—Dutch Yard, High Street, Wandsworth, with reference to
condition of yard and houses.
(13).—The Brickfields, Lonesome, Streatham. Complaints had
been received from inhabitants of South Streatham of
offensive smells from these brickfields. Shortly after my
inspection the brick burning ceased and although the
owner erected and lighted another clamp, yet no complaint
was made of nuisance by any of the inhabitants in the
neighbourhood. It was not thought necessary to take more
decided action in the matter as the brickfields are situated
at the extreme boundary and about half a mile from the
nearest inhabited houses in the Borough.
(14).—Special inspections were also made of several localities in
the Borough, notably Wardley Street and Bendon Valley,
Wandsworth; Larch Road, Balham, and White Square,
Clapham, as these localities were specially mentioned in
Mr. Chas. Booth's book on Life and Labour in London
(vols. 5 and 6), and the following report was made to the
Council in July: —
REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF HOUSES IN CERTAIN
LOCALITIES IN THE BOROUGH MENTIONED
IN MR. CHAS. BOOTH'S BOOK ON LIFE
AND LABOUR IN LONDON.
Ín consequence of statements made in Mr. Chas. Booth's
books on Life and Labour in London, dealing with religious influences,
that certain areas in this Borough were insanitary, the
following report has been prepared. Although dealing chiefly
with the statements made by Mr. Booth, detailed inquiries have
been made in each locality not only of the occupants of the houses
in these areas, but also of the rents paid and the wages earned,
and any statements made in this report have been sufficiently