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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following are the particulars of notices received for the last seven years:—
| Year. | No. of notices received. | No. of houses. | Additions to houses, etc. | Stables, Warehouses, Shops, and other buildings. | Churches, Chapels, Schools and additions. | Total No. of Buildings. | No. of Houses certified as having a proper and sufficient supply of water. (Flats under one roof counted as one house.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904-5 | 488 | 3,046 | 134 | 265 | 3' | 3,476 | 2,106 |
| 1905-6 | 556 | 115 | 228 | 38 | 3,896 | 2,245 | |
| 1906-7 | 2,231 | 275 | '9 | 2,598 | |||
| 1907-8 | 370 | 1.229 | 83 | 32 | 1,607 | 1,692 | |
| 1908-9 | 221 | 117 | 742 | 1,294 | |||
| 1909-10 | 208 | 711 | 109 | 77 | '3 | 910 | |
| 1910-11 | 254 | 512 | '3' | 1 2 | 752 |
The following are the particulars of notices received and Licences granted, &c., for the last seven years:—
| Year. | No. of Notices Received. | No. of Licences Granted. | No. of Licences Renewed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904-5 | 27 | 24 | 6 |
| 1905-6 | 37 | 32 | 23 |
| 1906-7 | 25 | 20 | |
| 1907-8 | 50 | 22 | 24 |
| 1908-9 | 44 | 28 | |
| 1909-10 | 39 | 27 | 6 |
| 45 | 40 | 23 |
The following are the particulars of Drains re-constructed for the past five years:
| Year. | No. of Notices Received. | No. of Buildings in which drains have been re-constructed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-7 | 247 | 353 | |
| 1907-8 | 207 | 326 | |
| 1908-9 | 153 | 212 | |
| 1909-10 | 233 | 346 | |
| 1910-11 | 257 | 341 |
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