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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 1951

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1951

Table: TABLE VIII.

TABLE VIII.

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired9137428913502896
2. Drains tested145143218181687
3. Drains cleansed or repaired3043113162861217
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired242126215175758
5. Soil pipes repaired30334112116
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired61538758259
7. Rainwater pipes repaired51617636224
8. Roofs and gutters repaired5666705902352061
9. Damp courses inserted44144769
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied4924554812521680
11. Yards drained or paved5311241098
12. Dustbins provided or repaired61766355255
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired2819131676
14. Water supply reinstated531519794
15. Defective fireplaces remedied19516114460560
16. Defective coppers remedied424—10
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed32523868
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired——5—5
19. Animals improperly kept216312
20. Smoke nuisances36——9
21. Other nuisances1085412883373
Total338729583348183411527
No. of Preliminary Notices served1225130511706734373
No. of Preliminary Notices complied with1379142014037284930
No. of Nuisance Notices served3573743421741247
No. of Nuisance Notices complied with4064054411961448