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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 137
In Clapham 51 bodies were removed to the Mortuary, compared
with 33 in 1907 ; in Streatham 38, compared with 49; and in
Wandsworth 115, of which 56 were from Wandsworth, 29 from
Putney, and 30 from Tooting; a total of 204, compared with 171
in 1907.
General Sanitary Work in 1908.
The following list shows the special inspections made by me
during the year :—
(1.) By request of the Licensing Justices the Council instructed me
to inspect and report on the following public-houses, and also
to give evidence before the Compensation Committee at the
Sessions :—
(a) "The Turk's Head," Garratt Lane, Wandsworth.
(b) "The Horse and Groom," Garratt Lane, Wandsworth.
(c) "The Sir Geoffrey Dunstan," Summerstown, Wandsworth.
(2.) In consequence of a communication from the Local Government
Board with regard to a letter received by them complaining
of an open drain on Wimbledon Common, I made an
inspection of all the ponds and ditches of that part of the
Common which is situated in this Borough, and also of those
on Putney Heath. No nuisance of any kind was discovered,
and with respect to the particular drain complained of the
following report was made :—
6th February, 1908.
"In reply to the extract from Dr. Denny's letter to
the Local Government Board with regard to the open
drain from Kingsmere Lake, on Wimbledon Common, I
have to report that Kingsmere is drained by a ditch into
Scio Pond, from Scio Pond there is a ditch running to the
way-side pond in Roehampton Lane, the overflow from
which flows into a drain carried along Roehampton Lane,