Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 215
House-to-House Inspections.—continued.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
SUMMARY.
Wards. | 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. | ||||
Clapham, North | 398 | 278 | 69.84 | 73 | 120 | 117 | 321 |
Clapham, South | 203 | 182 | 89.65 | 24 | 45 | 72 | 137 |
Putney | 477 | 216 | 45.28 | 2 | 12 | 283 | 282 |
Streatham | 324 | 282 | 87.03 | 50 | 44 | 167 | 245 |
Balham | 492 | 419 | 85.16 | 80 | 167 | 264 | 423 |
Tooting | 96 | 89 | 92.70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 120 |
Southfield | 236 | 69 | 29.23 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 210 |
Fairfield | 230 | 218 | 94.78 | 44 | 14 | 102 | 131 |
Springfield | 283 | 239 | 84.45 | 80 | 100 | 89 | 162 |
Whole Borough | 2,739 | 1,992 | 72.72 | 385 | 522 | 1,111 | 2,031 |