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Wandsworth 1949

[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.

Table: A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table XI:—TABLE XI.

A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table XI:—

TABLE XI.

In. spections.Re-Inspections.Total.
To investigate complaints142073750451711
Housing reports1871—1871
Notifiable diseases12532301483
Verminous conditions70175245
Piggeries88—88
Factories, Workplaces, etc. (including Outworkers)12482041452
Sanitary conveniences112—112
Mews and stables164—164
Other inspections57652446009
Total247783835763135
Smoke observations——64
Legal proceedings, Attendances at Court——64

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Table XII gives details of the sanitary operations carried out
in the Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 564 and 1,200
were cleansed or repaired. The drains of 269 houses were reconstructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 1,627 premises, and
in 199 of these damp courses were inserted.