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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 65
TABLE XXXI.—continued.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath, lavatory and sink wastes altered to discharge outside over gullies or repaired | 65 | 72 | 54 | 40 | 34 | 237 | 502 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | _ | 21 | 30 |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 296 | 156 | 332 | 197 | 196 | 704 | 1881 |
| Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 8 | 23 | 25 | 61 | 13 | 56 | 186 |
| Urinals cleansed, repaired or water laid on to | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 22 |
| Ashpits provided or repaired | 241 | 66 | 144 | 104 | 139 | 374 | 1068 |
| Stables and stable yards drained, paved or cleansed | 15 | 67 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 116 |
| Yards drained, paved or cleansed | 181 | 89 | 95 | 46 | 104 | 405 | 920 |
| Unwholesome or dilapidated houses cleansed or repaired | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| Leaky roofs and gutters repaired | 403 | 132 | 204 | 223 | 198 | 539 | 1699 |
| Damp courses inserted | 27 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 63 | 158 |
| Damp conditions remedied | 164 | 142 | 133 | 201 | 158 | 403 | 1201 |
| Houses re-supplied with water | 19 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 95 |
| Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 49 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 134 | 307 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 57 |
| Smoke nuisances reported | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 26 |
| Soil pipes repaired | 13 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 119 |
| Unclassified nuisances | 323 | 97 | 125 | 83 | 134 | 652 | 1414 |
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