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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 171
South, 11 from Putney, 34 from Streatham, 13 from Balham,
20 from Tooting, 22 from Southfield, nine from Fairfield, and
23 from Springfield Wards.
All these complaints were forwarded to the Borough
Engineer, who reported that in 112 cases the sewers were flushed
and disinfected, in 17 the manholes were temporarily sealed,
in seven ventilating columns were erected, while in two cases
broken manhole plates were repaired.
(4)—Special inspections were also made by myself and the Deputy
Medical Officer of Health of many premises, chiefly on account
of nuisances and damp conditions reported to the Sanitary
inspectors and also to ascertain if any of these premises could
be reported to the Council under the Housing, Town Planning,
etc., Act, and also the by-laws as to Underground Rooms, made
under the above Act.
(5)—Special inspection was made of the Osiers, Point Pleasant,
Wandsworth, owing to the outbreak of Swine fever and the
necessary slaughtering of swine at the piggeries. All the work
carried ont, both as regards slaughtering, cleansing and disinfection
was satisfactory.
including the house-to-house inspections and inspections for
certificates under the Revenue Act, but excluding the routine
inspection of bakehouses, slaughter-houses, cowsheds, and offensive
trade premises, 380 inspections were made of premises, chiefly
previous to the service of statutory notices.
My attendance at the Police Court was necessary on four
occasions during the year.
Revenue Act.
During the year 10 certificates were granted under the above
Act, one deferred, and three refused.
The certificates granted referred to 47 houses or 95 tenements,
that deferred to eight houses or 16 tenements, and those refused to
38 houses or 76 tenements.