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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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1952
TABLE VIII.
Putney | Central | Clapham | Streatham | Whole Borough | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 692 | 505 | 588 | 316 | 2,101 |
2. Drains tested | 222 | 145 | 167 | 201 | 735 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 368 | 290 | 306 | 265 | 1,229 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 188 | 169 | 173 | 152 | 682 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 29 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 105 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 65 | 53 | 81 | 47 | 246 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 56 | 44 | 69 | 34 | 203 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 386 | 436 | 362 | 187 | 1,371 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 26 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 53 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 392 | 342 | 353 | 217 | 1,304 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 46 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 81 |
12. Dustbins provided or repaired | 52 | 63 | 76 | 59 | 250 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 73 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 45 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 107 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 163 | 128 | 83 | 52 | 426 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed | 10 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 52 |
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
19. Animals improperly kept | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
20. Smoke nuisances | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
21. Other nuisances | 71 | 59 | 96 | 56 | 282 |
Total | 2,840 | 2,325 | 2,488 | 1,666 | 9,319 |
Number of Preliminary Notices served | 988 | 986 | 921 | 543 | 3,438 |
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with | 1,129 | 1,131 | 997 | 618 | 3,875 |
Number of Nuisance Notices served | 306 | 286 | 297 | 152 | 1,041 |
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with | 338 | 342 | 334 | 173 | 1,187 |