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Wandsworth 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.

Table: TABLE XXXV.

TABLE XXXV.

Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects were found.Number of Families Living in:—
One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards
Clapham North12511883928104
Clapham South774811—76
Putney289173919253151
Balham59574153342
Streatham6538611755
Tooting4134041159210268
Southfield1301099187981
Fairfield172142224812876
Springfield4703902149156290
Whole Borough18001479912499041143

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Underground Rooms.
There are eight underground rooms in the Borough illegally
occupied.
A Closing Order has been made in respect of one of them and,
in the other seven cases, action is being taken to make the rooms
comply with the Regulations.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act, 1923.
During the year 68 applications were received from occupiers
that their houses were not in a reasonable state of repair. In
three of these cases, the application was found not to be justified
and no certificate was granted. In one case the application
was withdrawn, in seven cases the necessary work was carried
out before the granting of Certificates could be authorized and in
two cases the work was completed after the service of a public
health notice. In the remaining 55 cases, the applications were
acceded to, and Statutory Certificates were granted. In 21 of
the houses concerned, the necessary work to put them in a reasonable
state of repair was carried out during the year.