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Wandsworth 1937

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

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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 79 TABLE XXXIV.

Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
1.Premises cleansed and repaired55320246041169211193437
2.Drains tested1278410314391148696
3.Drains cleansed or repaired14285141151119256894
4.Water closets cleansed or repaired2881292222102034471499
5.Soil pipes repaired315627131946192
6.Waste pipes altered or repaired911557024544275880
7.Rainwater pipes repaired323742602753251
8.Roofs and gutters repaired2631011301592094101272
9.Damp courses inserted17131835330116
10.Damp conditions otherwise remedied1671132102301324471299
11.Yards drained or paved69233084145168519
12.Dust bins provided or repaired6455797298176544
13.Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired156221192335175
14.Water supply reinstated8893842996
15.Defective fireplaces remedied846012480121257726
16.Defective coppers remedied141540262872195
17.Stables and stable yards drained or paved---2--2
18.Accumulations of manure, etc., removed111251693193
19.Urinals cleansed or repaired3644-623
20.Animals improperly kept21532417
21.Smoke nuisances2315663466
22.Other nuisances12312415617782189851
Total20961343193121842057423213843
No. of preliminary notices served70533354966660915824444
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices53033251048880213343996
No. of nuisance notices served2701062012921504431462
No. of nuisance notices complied with16178130122112314917