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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The tables of house-to-house inspections which follow show the
names of the streets and the number of hpuses inspected, the number
of houses in which defects were found, the percentage of defects to
houses inspected, as well as the number of families living in one, two,
three and four rooms and upwards.
In 3,587 out of the total of 6,290 houses inspected, or 57.02 per
cent., sanitary defects necessitating the service of an intimation notice
were found.
The highest percentage was in the Tooting Ward, where the percentage
was 73'94, and the lowest in Southfield Ward, where it was
only 29-07, the next lowest being Clapham South, where it was 45.69.
The following table, which is prepared from the figures given in
the summary, shows the percentage to total number of families of
those living in one, two, three or four rooms and upwards, in the
separate wards and in the whole Borough.
| Wards. | One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham, North | 15.3 | 29.8 | 19.1 | 89.7 |
| Clapham, South | 5.2 | 11.6 | 20.4 | 80.0 |
| Putney | 1.0 | 2.6 | 94.6 | 43.0 |
| Streatham | 12.0 | 22.4 | 29.9 | 67.9 |
| Balham | 12.1 | 13.4 | 50.9 | 75.4 |
| Tooting | 4.8 | 11.4 | 49.6 | 65.7 |
| Southfield | 7.5 | 12.2 | 27.6 | 81.2 |
| Fairfield | 12.6 | 13.1 | 45.3 | 51.8 |
| Springfield | 11.2 | 20.2 | 62.1 | 55.9 |
| Whole Borough | 9.1 | 16.2 | 44.2 | 68.6 |
Clapham North has the highest percentage of families living in
one room, and Putney the lowest.
Clapham North had also the highest percentage of families living,
in four rooms and upwards, while Putney had the lowest.
In the Borough, out of the total number of families, viz.:—8,699,
whose houses were inspected, 574 or 9.1 per cent. lived in one room.