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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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
TABLE XXXIII.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 439 | 240 | 566 | 387 | 575 | 1410 | 3617 |
2. Drains tested | 166 | 121 | 153 | 357 | 131 | 842 | 1770 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 69 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 99 | 218 | 545 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 152 | 116 | 308 | 116 | 160 | 450 | 1302 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 19 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 85 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 48 | 29 | 49 | 21 | 45 | 182 | 374 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 73 | 20 | 36 | 45 | 39 | 122 | 335 |
8. Roof and gutters repaired | 265 | 80 | 163 | 146 | 185 | 581 | 1420 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 16 | 11 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 61 | 150 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 94 | 75 | 50 | 176 | 78 | 283 | 756 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 52 | 25 | 66 | 43 | 82 | 351 | 619 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 151 | 78 | 140 | 190 | 131 | 414 | 1104 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 41 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 140 | 239 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 77 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 38 | 27 | 46 | 33 | 37 | 225 | 406 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 24 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 21 | 121 | 229 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 28 | |
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 38 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 124 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 20 |
21. Animals improperly kept | 3 | - | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 |
22. Smoke nuisances | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 28 |
23. Other nuisances | 111 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 238 | 487 |
Total | 1833 | 956 | 1768 | 1757 | 1668 | 5787 | 13769 |
No of preliminary notices served | 779 | 369 | 747 | 787 | 851 | 2159 | 5692 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 668 | 325 | 670 | 647 | 787 | 1816 | 4913 |
No. of statutory notices served | 106 | 13 | 77 | 121 | 50 | 223 | 590 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 85 | 11 | 99 | 110 | 38 | 193 | 536 |
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