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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table, taken from the report of the Boroug
Engineer, shows the quantity collected and the method of disposal
in the various Wards of the Borough.
| Wards. | Estimated Quantity. | How disposed of. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van loads. | Tons. | ||
| Clapham, North and South | 5.487 | 15,089 | Barged away from wharf at Nine Elms. |
| „ „ „ „ | 1,248 | 2,239 | At Destructor. |
| Balham and Tooting | 6.835 | 12,267 | At Destructor. |
| „ | 242 | 666 | Sent to shoot outside the Borough. |
| Streatham | 3,113 | 6,056 | At Destructor. |
| „ | 2,138 | 8,ol8 | Sent to shoot outside the Borough. |
| Fairfield, Spiingfield and Southfield | 10,249 | 22,507 | Barged away from Bell Lane Wharf. |
| Putney | 4,350 | 6,650 | Barged away from Ashlone Road Wharf. |
| Borough | 33,662 | 73,492 | |
The total cost of collection and disposal was £16,378 compared
with £16,203 for the year ending March 31st, 1911.
71 statutory notices were served tender Section 37 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, to provide ashpits in accordance
with the By-laws, and these have been complied with.