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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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sary. Tenders for the erection and fitting up of the building
have been obtained, and the Council has accepted Mr. C. Gray's
tender (£4,765) for the building works, and Messrs. J. E. Boaz &
Company's tender (£1,106) for the engineering works.
184. As will be seen on page 57, paragraph 89, the Council's
Open-air proposal for the provision of an open-air swimBatb.
ming bath on Tooting Common, has been carried
out.
185. The number of interments in the Council's cemeteries Interments, for the years ended 31st March, 1904, 1905 and 1906 respectively was as follows:—
| 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putney Lower Common Cemetery | 34 | 28 | 29 |
| Putney Vale Cemetery | 308 | 369 | 318 |
| Streatham Cemetery | 874 | 1,237 | 1,290 |
| Wandsworth Cemetery | 1,512 | 1,577 | 1,784 |
| Clapham parishioners interred at Norwood Cemetery under the contract with the South Metropolitan Cemetery Co. | 189 | ||
| Total | 2,917 | 3,211 | 3.421 |
186. The numbers of grave spaces purchased during the last Grave Spaces, three years were:—
| Year ended March, 1904. | Year ended March, 1905. | Year ended March, 1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putney Vale Cemetery | I20 | 140 | 140 |
| Streatham Cemetery | 206 | 238 | 249 |
| Wandsworth Cemetery | 246 | 253 | 272 |
| Totals | 572 | 631 | 661 |
187. The subject of using for interments the ground at the
entrance to Putney Vale Cemetery, and the proposed
consecration of a portion thereof, referred to
in the last annual report, was further considered by the Council.
In order that the ground could be used for interments it was
Putney Vale
Cemetery.