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Wandsworth 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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The Council Chamber has been cleaned, and the Committee
Rooms and several of the offices have been cleaned
and painted. The work was carried out under
contract by Messrs. J. Garratt & Sons, Balham Hill, at a cost
of £46.
Council
House.
Six 18 inch by 18 inch air inlets have been fixed in the
external wall of the Council House to ventilate roof over Council
Chamber. The work was carried out by Mr. C. Horton, Wandsworth,
at a cost of £18 12s. od.
This passage-way has been tar-paved, at a cost of £30
Cox's Buildings, 15s. 3d.
Putney.
The kerb has been taken up and re-laid and Scoriae block
channelling laid on cement concrete on the southeast
side from Lower Common to footbridge over
London and South Western Railway, at a cost of £84 19s. 11d.
Dyers
Lane-
The new Disinfecting Station, which was opened by Dr.
Gay on Saturday, 3rd September, is situated in
Blackshaw Road, Tooting. Messrs. Dean & Company,
of Croydon, being the building contractors. The building
stands back from the road 78 feet and is 20 feet away from the
nearest building. The entrances to the Infected and Disinfected
portions of the building are quite separate from each other.
Disinfecting
Station-
The external walls of the building are constructed of stock
bricks with red brick arches, and the internal walls are of white
glazed brickwork.
On the Infected side are the van shed leading into the
Chamber, in which are fixed two Disinfecting Machines of the
Lyons' type, supplied by Messrs. Manlove, Alliott & Company,
of Nottingham, and the boiler supplying steam for working them,
when steam cannot be obtained from the Destructor.
Adjoining this chamber are the Bath room, men's mess room
and W.C. accommodation.
The accommodation on the Disinfected portion comprises
van shed, leading to the Chamber. Adjoining this are the men's