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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60 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXX.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 470 | 212 | 326 | 333 | 609 | 1122 | 3072 |
2. Drains tested | 310 | 90 | 200 | 297 | 245 | 654 | 1796 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 87 | 80 | 55 | 35 | 92 | 297 | 646 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 185 | 46 | 124 | 100 | 216 | 375 | 1046 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 106 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 55 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 168 | 340 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 55 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 123 | 273 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 186 | 55 | 139 | 154 | 265 | 537 | 1336 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 11 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 6 | 56 | 172 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 89 | 55 | • 66 | 118 | 110 | 296 | 734 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 46 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 97 | 214 | 428 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 206 | 39 | 119 | 111 | 162 | 337 | 974 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 20 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 87 | 175 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 9 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 90 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 22 | 10 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 141 | 303 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 23 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 107 | 186 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | 27 | 7 | • 31 | 23 | 32 | 56 | 176 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | 2 | 2 | |||||
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 15 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 95 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 50 |
21. Animals improperly kept | - | 3 | 27 | 30 | |||
22. Smoke nuisances | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 32 | 40 |
23. Other nuisances | 105 | 35 | 3 | 46 | 55 | 238 | 482 |
1961 | 762 | 1260 | 1510 | 2081 | 4978 | 12552 | |
No. of preliminary notices served | 710 | 246 | 599 | 446 | 894 | 1705 | 4600 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 602 | 227 | 460 | 398 | 768 | 1425 | 3880 |
No. of statutory notices served | 101 | 25 | 44 | 62 | 64 | 264 | 560 |
No. of statutory notices complied with .. | 90 | 25 | 31 | 58 | 51 | 186 | 441 |