Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXIX.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 520 | 205 | 561 | 442 | 433 | 1439 | 3600 |
2. Drains tested | 202 | 98 | 160 | 210 | 260 | 936 | 1866 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 87 | 53 | 96 | 82 | 54 | 245 | 617 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 229 | 48 | 299 | 160 | 175 | 490 | 1401 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 17 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 96 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 48 | 18 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 247 | 411 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 114 | 20 | 41 | 56 | 27 | 170 | 428 |
8. Roof and gutters repaired | 229 | 85 | 234 | 216 | 106 | 555 | 1425 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 22 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 75 | 159 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 98 | 71 | 66 | 185 | 123 | 394 | 937 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 100 | 20 | 43 | 51 | 144 | 337 | 695 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 224 | 33 | 185 | 184 | 87 | 423 | 1136 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 60 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 18 | 106 | 246 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 7 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 81 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 42 | 21 | 93 | 22 | 42 | 189 | 409 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 32 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 121 | 229 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | 26 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 57 |
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 29 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 54 | 157 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 27 |
21. Animals improperly kept | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | • 42 | 84 |
22. Smoke nuisances | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 27 |
23. Other nuisances | 115 | 44 | 80 | 94 | 114 | 367 | 814 |
Total | 2222 | 795 | 2011 | 1926 | 1670 | 6292 | 14916 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 1151 | 404 | 905 | 802 | 779 | 2668 | 6709 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with | 1055 | 385 | 1000 | 740 | 520 | 2391 | 6091 |
No. of statutory notices served | 94 | 14 | 116 | 74 | 15 | 300 | 613 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 81 | 14 | 78 | 76 | 12 | 220 | 481 |