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 XXXIV.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 321 | 344 | 555 | 351 | 638 | 1122 | 3389 |
2. Drains tested | 123 | 40 | 180 | 115 | 70 | 140 | 668 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 121 | 105 | 164 | 102 | 112 | 315 | 919 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 207 | 208 | 318 | 115 | 271 | 574 | 1693 |
5. Soil pipes repaired. | 45 | 51 | 54 | 13 | 38 | 66 | 267 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 119 | 265 | 139 | 132 | 77 | 324 | 1056 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 41 | 39 | 100 | 16 | 27 | 81 | 304 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 151 | 127 | 275 | 96 | 246 | 480 | 1375 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 62 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 102 | 171 | 230 | 153 | 221 | 428 | 1305 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 42 | 18 | 129 | 45 | 90 | 213 | 537 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 49 | 81 | 116 | 37 | 86 | 222 | 591 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 13 | 55 | 34 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 205 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 10 | 5 | 14 | 28 | - | 13 | 70 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 48 | 68 | 295 | 41 | 82 | 278 | 812 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 21 | 14 | 88 | 19 | 46 | 89 | 277 |
17. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 15 |
18. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 83 |
19. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | 26 |
20. Animals improperly kept | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 |
21. Smoke nuisances | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | 10 | 29 |
22. Other nuisances | 82 | 122 | 265 | 128 | 462 | 168 | 1227 |
Total | 1527 | 1726 | 3020 | 1468 | 2571 | 4608 | 14920 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 490 | 407 | 706 | 604 | 747 | 1790 | 4750 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 267 | 388 | 569 | 461 | 780 | 1471 | 3936 |
No. of statutory notices served | 89 | 77 | 145 | 81 | 80 | 274 | 746 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 92 | 32 | 116 | 60 | 75 | 170 | 545 |