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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.
House-to-house Inspections—
| Name of Street. | No. of houses inspected | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Percentage of detects to houses inspected. | Number of Families living in: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards. | ||||
| Alderbrook Road | 63 | 44 | 69.84 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 37 |
| Balham New Road | 53 | 35 | 66.03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Bellamy Street | 47 | 26 | 55.31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| Caistor Road | 22 | 10 | 45.45 | ... | ... | 22 | ... |
| Cavendish Road Flats | 6 | 6 | 100.00 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Cavendish Road | 15 | 9 | 60.00 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Culmore Road | 16 | 12 | 75.00 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| Dornton Road | 12 | 12 | 100.00 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Fernlea Road | 123 | 70 | 56.91 | 14 | 65 | 11 | 117 |
| Foss Road | 54 | 44 | 8l.48 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 47 |
| Grove Road Mews | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Hazelhurst Road | 47 | 42 | 89.36 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 34 |
| Kenilford Road | 12 | 11 | 91.66 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Lammermoor Road | 18 | 12 | 66.66 | 4 | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Larch Road | 77 | 62 | 80.52 | 3 | 6 | 123 | 34 |
| Martindale Road | 24 | 14 | 58.33 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| Pickets Street | 31 | 24 | 77.41 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| Smallwood Road | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Temperley Road | 60 | 36 | 60.00 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 58 |
| Zennor Road | 89 | 70 | 78.65 | 22 | 43 | 53 | 52 |
| Total | 779 | 549 | 70.47 | 95 | 183 | 397 | 5888 |
| Grand Total | 1153 | 810 | 70-25 | 140 | 267 | 509 | 842 |