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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 159
Cutting-off Notices.
During the year 95 notices with respect to 120 premises were
received from the Water Board stating that the supply had been
withdrawn.
20 of the premises were in Clapham, eight in Putney, 41 in
Streatham, 26 in Tooting, and 25 in Wandsworth.
The supply was withdrawn for non-payment of rates from
38 premises, from 38 premises in consequence of defects, in 20 the
premises were empty, in 23 the supply was withdrawn by request,
and in one the reason was not stated.
Compared with 1908, there has been an increase in the
number of notices received, chiefly in consequence of defects and
at the request of the owners.
Mortuaries.
No change has taken place in the four Mortuaries during
the year. I have inspected them on several occasions, and am
able to report that the Regulations and By-laws made by the
Council in 1905 have been in all cases complied with.
The site of the new Mortuary for Wandsworth has not yet
been decided on, and the matter is still under the consideration of
the Public Health Committee.
In Clapham, 38 bodies were removed to the Mortuary, compared
with 51 in 1908; in Streatham 55, compared with 38; and
in Wandsworth 113, of which 63 were from Wandsworth, 26
from Putney, and 24 from Tooting—a total of 206, compared with
204 in 1908.