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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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210 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
House-to-House Inspections,—continued.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
SUB-DISTRICT OF STREATHAM (BALHAM WARD).
| Name of Street. | No. of houses inspected | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Percentage of defects to houses inspected. | Number of Families Living in | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards. | ||||
| Balham Grove (part) | 7 | 7 | 100.00 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Cavendish Road Flats | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Chesil Place | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Dendy Street | 57 | 47 | 82.45 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 55 |
| Fernlea Road (part) | 42 | 31 | 73.80 | 15 | 63 | 7 | 31 |
| Foss Road | 47 | 42 | 89.36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| Grove Road Mews | 5 | 5 | 100.00 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Hazelhurst Road | 29 | 26 | 89.65 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| Langroyd Road | 31 | 25 | 80.64 | ... | ... | ... | 60 |
| Larch Road | 77 | 68 | 88.31 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 29 |
| Mandrake Road | 25 | 24 | 96.00 | ... | 5 | 4 | 33 |
| Oldridge Road | 24 | 24 | 100.00 | ... | 2 | ... | 23 |
| Temperley Road | 58 | 36 | 62.06 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
| Zennor Road | 80 | 74 | 92.50 | 34 | 45 | 63 | 32 |
| Totals | 492 | 419 | 85.16 | 80 | 167 | 264 | 423 |
| Grand Total | 816 | 701 | 85.90 | 130 | 211 | 431 | 668 |