[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough] page 123

Wandsworth 1915

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LX1V. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1915.

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TABLE LX1V. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1915.

	clapham.		putney.	streatham		tooting.	wandsworth.			whole borough.
	North Ward.	South Ward.		Streatham Ward.	Balham Ward.		South field Ward.	Fairfield Ward.	Spri'g field Ward.
											Number of complaints received and attended to	282	321	133	521	269	333	247	233	370	2709
											Number of houses and premises inspected	4541	2775	5575	4513	4232	5063	4404	3085	5222	39410
Number of houses and premises re-inspected	1008	1535	1185	1629	1670	1315	858	1155	1868	12223
Number of house - to - house inspections	500	106	172	71	318	149	208	53	285	1862
Number of preliminary notices served	621	402	263	476	760	612	292	451	883	4760
Ditto complied with	610	430	261	416	701	511	315	446	790	4480
Number of statutory notices served	12	25	3	27	30	25	6	16	82	226
Ditto complied with	11	14	2	31	26	14	6	15	72	191
Notices served for periodical removal of manure	...	...	...	...	1	...	1	...	...	2
Number of rooms disinfected after infective diseases	428	437	450	754	842	920	526	478	974	5809
Bedding stoved.	160	172	295	309	.89	598	195	212	416	2546
Overcrowding abated	6	2	4	4	3	5	2	5	9	40
Rooms cleansed and repaired.	302	202	193	500	672	401	202	537	879	3888
Staircases cleansed and repaired	38	49	34	64	184	82	25	85	151	712
Drains cleansed and repaired.	68	58	116	113	123	138	69	42	81	808
Drains tested.	634	275	230	264	5°3	202	259	172	679	3218
Drains found defective	20	25	92	53	50	64	16	14	55	389
Traps fixed to drains	65	31	...	50	15	36	8	5	...	210
Bath, lavatory and sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired	29	34	15	37	35	52	3	64	48	317
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains	...	...	...		17	30	...	...	11	58
Water closets cleansed and repaired	187	85	110	142	227	167	107	134	273	1432
Water closets, separate supply of water laid on to		...	...	2		...	...	...	...	2
Accumulations of manure, etc removed	31	23	44	59	49	116	12	11	22	367
Urinals cleansed, repaired or Water laid on to	3	...	10	6	9	6	1	3	1	39
Cesspools abolished	...	...	...	...		...	...	...	1	1
Ashpits provided or repaired	64	61	25	91	89	111	60	43	145	689
Dust complaints received	64	27	94	137	44	71	47	15	40	539
Stables and stables yards drained, paved or cleansed	1	8	2	26	11	54	2	2	15	121
Yards drained, paved or cleansed	37	35	26	57	67	80	32	67	133	534
Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired	...	...	...	...		3	1	3	4	11
Leaky roofs and gutters repaired	209	122	50	126	96	123	38	107	121	992
Damp courses inserted	10	5	1	5	17	14	2	14	27	95
Damp conditions remedied	58	30	26	83	71	71	21	65	148	573
Houses re-supplied with water	3	4	7	2	6	4	8	6	5	45
Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired	39	31	13	58	27	84	14	42	147	455
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance.	1	5	...	5	13	20	6	5	20	75
Smoke nuisances reported	...	1	2	...		3	...	2	3	11
Soil pipes repaired	9	8	18	47	14	17	8	9	15	145
Unclassified nuisances	212	27	50	22	25	10	38	50	20	454

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Table: TABLE LX1V. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1915.