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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH.
Work of the Sanitary Inspectors.
A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors is given in Table XXXIII.
TABLE XXXIII.
| Inspections. | Re-In-spections. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To investigate complaints | 5687 | 12319 | 18006 | |
| House-to-House inspections | 2237 | 9169 | 11406 | |
| Shop Inspections | 81 | 8 | 89 | |
| Infective Diseases:— | ||||
| Notifiable diseases | 1187 | 664 | 1851 | |
| Other infective diseases | 305 | 36 | 341 | |
| Verminous conditions | 203 | 150 | 353 | |
| Offensive Trades | No. of Premises | 4 | _ | 4 |
| 2 | ||||
| Piggeries | 7 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| Factories, workshops, etc. | 2008 | 647 | 50 | 697 |
| Houses let in lodgings | 340 | 164 | 516 | 680 |
| Rag and bone stores | 3 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Sanitary conveniences | 181 | 432 | 11 | 443 |
| Mews and stables | 160 | 353 | 92 | 445 |
| Other inspections | 9003 | 2457 | 11400 | |
| Total | 20328 | 25475 | 45803 | |
| Smoke observations | 164 | — | 164 | |
| Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court | 44 | — | 44 | |