London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wandsworth 1909

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Tooting 195, Southfield 47, Fairfield 82, Spring-field 222).
The non-reg-istered midwives were employed chiefly by the
very poor (Clapham five, Putney 22, Balham 20, Tooting- 83,.
Southfield 36, Fairfield 57, Springfield 81).
"The sanitary defects discovered in the course of our
visits were remedied, or if involving structural work, referred
to you. 160 intimation notices were served (Clapham one,
Putney two, Balham 22, Tooting 64, Southfield seven, Fairfield
33, Springfield 31), and five statutory notices were
required (Balham one, Tooting two, Southfield one, and
Springfield one)."