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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 131
11 smoke nuisances were reported during the year : one in
Clapham, two in Putney, none in Streatham, three in Tooting, and
five in Wandsworth. In all 66 observations for black smoke were
made by the Inspectors, 11 nuisances were reported and 9 notices
served.
Seventeen complaints of black smoke were received from the
Coal Smoke Abatement Society with regard to 31 premises.
These complaints were all at once attended to and the premises
kept under observation.
145 soil pipes were repaired, 17 in Clapham, 18 in Putney,
61 in Streatham, 17 in Tooting, and 32 in Wandsworth, compared
with 145 in 1914, 119 in 1913, and 159 in 1912.
992 leaky roofs and gutters were repaired, compared with 725
in 1914, 746 in 1913, and 870 in 1912.
11 unwholesome or dilapidated houses were cleansed and
repaired, three in Tooting, and eight in Wandsworth compared with
22 in 1914, 23 in 1913, and 60 in 1912.
A large amount of work has again been carried out to abate
nuisances arising from damp conditions. In all, 573 premises
have been dealt with, 88 in Clapham, 26 in Putney, 154 in Streatham,
71 in Tooting, and 234 in Wandsworth ; and in 95 of these, 15 in
Clapham, one in Putney, 22 in Streatham, 14 in Tooting, and 43 in
Wandsworth, damp courses have been inserted.
The number of unclassified nuisances was 454, 239 in Clapham,
50 in Putney, 47 in Streatham, 10 in Tooting, and 108 in Wandsworth,
compared with 849 in 1914, 947 in 1913, and 929 in 1912.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 5,809 (865 in Clapham, 450 in
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