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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 203
DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1913 (Male Inspectors.)
| Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints received and attended to | 2,383 | ... | 2,383 | |
| Number of house-to-house inspections | 2,739 | ... | 2,739 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works after notice | 3,576 | 14,121 | 17,697 | |
| Drainage and other sanitary works voluntary | 819 | 926 | 1,745 | |
| Number of premises inspected on account of :— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 2,866 | 212 | 3,078 | |
| Measles | 2,071 | 93 | 2,164 | |
| Whooping Cough | 499 | 4 | 503 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 53 | 1 | 54 | |
| Other Infective Diseases | 424 | 4 | 428 | |
| Verminous conditions | 615 | 139 | 754 | |
| Periodical Inspections :— | ||||
| Houses-let-in-Lodgings | 352 | 578 | 930 | |
| Underground rooms | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Food-places Work-places | Factories | 435 | 79 | 5.4 |
| Workshops | 949 | 108 | 1,057 | |
| Workshops (Domestic) | 296 | 53 | 349 | |
| Workplaces | 212 | 42 | 254 | |
| Outworkers' premises | 146 | 32 | 178 | |
| Bakehouses | 431 | 234 | 665 | |
| Restaurant kitchens | 261 | 91 | 352 | |
| Cowsheds | 46 | 1 | 47 | |
| Piggeries | 51 | 1 | 52 | |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 958 | 41 | 999 | |
| Ice Cream Premises | 481 | 47 | 528 | |
| Slaughterhouses | 318 | 5 | 323 | |
| Places where food is prepared | 85 | 4 | 89 | |
| Offensive trades | 63 | 1 | 64 | |
| Fried Fish shops | 205 | 26 | 231 | |
| Rag and bone stores | 168 | 19 | 187 | |
| Butchers' shops | 523 | 5 | 528 | |
| Greengrocers' shops | 492 | 5 | 497 | |
| Fishmongers' shops | 361 | 3 | 364 | |
| Public House urinals | 449 | 19 | 468 | |
| Other sanitary conveniences, schools, &c. | 145 | ... | 145 | |
| Smoke observations | 417 | ... | 417 | |
| Unsound food | 22 | 1 | ||
| Yards of Mews and Stables | 1,220 | 89 | 1,309 | |
| Legal proceedings :— | ||||
| (1) Applications and summonses | 21 | ... | 21 | |
| (2) Hearings and adjournments | 18 | ... | 18 | |
| Other | 1,007 | 59 | 1,066 | |
| Totals | 26,195 | 17,046 | 43,241 | |