London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1949

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

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22 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1949.

Table: TABLE XII.

TABLE XII.

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired110681012597143889
2. Drains tested150165120129564
3. Drains cleansed or repaired3153613102141200
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired3152833172101125
5. Soil pipes repaired27225918126
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired8610012668380
7. Rainwater pipes repaired55507348226
8. Roofs and gutters repaired6205106964132239
9. Damp courses inserted81365428199
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied3473154423241428
11. Yards drained or paved49344720150
12. Dustbins provided or repaired611156966311
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired43242832127
14. Water supply reinstated44213411110
15. Defective fireplaces remedied3282383331941093
16. Defective coppers remedied185141047
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed2111221569
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired2—4—6
19. Animals improperly kept889328
20. Smoke nuisances41——5
21. Other nuisances17498179116567
Total385432074195263313889
No. of Preliminary Notices served1774163019999396242
No. of Preliminary Notices complied with17641551205311626530
No. of Nuisance Notices served4813625102711624
No. of Nuisance Notices complied with5133695533351770