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. 83
TABLE XXXIV.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 518 | 361 | 462 | 223 | 680 | 1040 | 3284 |
2. Drains tested | 149 | 64 | 105 | 121 | 88 | 114 | 641 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 112 | 61 | 97 | 83 | 97 | 269 | 719 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 267 | 203 | 152 | 109 | 232 | 485 | 1448 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 50 | 67 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 66 | 257 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 132 | 155 | 92 | 99 | 49 | 242 | 769 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 51 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 226 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 224 | 104 | 107 | 77 | 256 | 391 | 1159 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 18 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 84 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 186 | 194 | 200 | 110 | 147 | 484 | 1321 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 115 | 43 | 59 | 24 | 100 | 202 | 543 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 112 | 47 | 68 | 29 | 80 | 154 | 490 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 12 | 55 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 105 | 209 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 7 | 18 | - | 2 | - | 33 | 60 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 105 | 74 | 80 | 39 | 83 | 268 | 649 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 30 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 79 | 190 |
17. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
18. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 58 |
19. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 2 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 |
20. Animals improperly kept | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 12 |
21. Smoke nuisances | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 36 |
22. Other nuisances | 131 | 227 | 94 | 65 | 203 | 169 | 892 |
Total | 2229 | 1778 | 1620 | 1094 | 2155 | 4217 | 13093 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 872 | 434 | 539 | 328 | 843 | 1581 | 4597 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of nuisance notices | 624 | 322 | 417 | 266 | 766 | 1304 | 3699 |
No. of nuisance notices served | 189 | 50 | 159 | 84 | 232 | 500 | 1214 |
No. of nuisance notices complied with | 186 | 48 | 156 | 81 | 188 | 452 | 1111 |
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