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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
under the Public Health Act, and if the premises are reported by
the Sanitary Inspector to be in a bad condition, I make a personal
inspection in order to determine if the houses are in such a condition
as to be unfit for human habitation. During the year, 2,714 houseto-house
inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors, and in
2,358 nuisances were found necessitating the service of sanitary
notices.
The total number of houses where the drains were reconstructed
during the year was 138 ; 42 in Clapham, 25 in Putney, 19 in
Streatham, three in Tooting, and 49 in Wandsworth.
During the year 3,507 drains of houses were tested by the
Sanitary Inspectors ; 454 in Clapham, 515 in Putney, 1,100 in
Streatham, 281 in Tooting, and 1,157 in Wandsworth, and 423,
or 12 06 per cent., were found to be defective. Of the 423 found
defective, 49 were in Clapham, 51 in Putney, 108 in Streatham,
70 in Tooting, and 145 in Wandsworth.
A large amount of work has again been carried out to abate
nuisances arising from damp conditions. In all, 1,438 premises
have been dealt with ; 148 in Clapham, 228 in Putney, 313 in
Streatham, 208 in Tooting, and 541 in Wandsworth ; and in 162
of these, 25 in Clapham, 25 in Putney, 67 in Streatham, seven in
Tooting, and 38 in Wandsworth, damp courses have been inserted.
Removal of House Refuse.
During the year no alteration has been made in the system of
removal. The whole of the refuse is now collected and disposed
of by contract, with the exception of a portion from the Balham,
Streatham and Tooting Wards, which is disposed of at the Destructor.
109 statutory notices were served under Section 37 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, to provide ashpits in accordance with the
By-laws, and these have been complied with.
Police Court Proceedings.
The list which follows shows particulars of Police Court proceedings
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
The total amount of fines inflicted was £122 3s., and the costs
£11 8s. 6d.