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Report of the Medical Officer oj Health.
The greatest number of rooms cleansed was in the Balham
Ward, where 1,299 were done, and in Streatham Ward, where
790 were done, and the smallest number in Southfield and Putney
where the numbers were 244 and 250 respectively.
1,236 drains were cleansed or repaired, and 27 rain-water pipes
disconnected from the drains.
166 notices of reconstruction of drains were sent to the Borough
Engineer from this Department: 23 in Clapham, compared with
40 in 1911; six in Putney, compared with nine; 54 in Streatham,
compared with 64; 31 in Tooting, compared with 12; and 52 in
Wandsworth, compared with 33.
The total number of houses where the drains were reconstructed
during the year was 257: 51 in Clapham, 16 in Putney,
87 in Streatham, 37 in Tooting, and 66 in Wandsworth.
316 accumulations of manure were removed after service of
notice, compared with 384 in 1911: 78 in Clapham, 42 in Putney,
121 in Streatham, 31 in Tooting, and 44 in Wandsworth. There
has been an increase in the number of cases dealt with in Clapham,
and a decrease in Streatham, Tooting, and Wandsworth.
Eight notices were served for the periodical removal of manure
every 48 hours, compared with 12 in 1911, and 38 in 1910.
The number of water closets cleansed and repaired was 1,694,
compared with 1,909 in 1911. The greatest number of these were
in Balham and Fairfield Wards, and the smallest in Putney and
Southfield Wards.
445 drinking water cisterns were cleansed, covered, or repaired :
61 in Clapham, 32 in Putney, 163 in Streatham, 54 in Tooting, and
135 in Wandsworth, compared with 525 in 1911.
87 premises were inspected and notices served where animals
were kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance. Seven of these
were in Clapham, six in Putney, 28 in Streatham, 12 in Tooting,
and 34 in Wandsworth. This nuisance was most common in
Southfield and Springfield Wards, and the animals kept were chiefly
ducks and hens.