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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 1953

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

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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1953

Table: TABLE VIII.

TABLE VIII.

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired4394004462261,511
2. Drains tested132120246203701
3. Drains cleansed or repaired2813032472441,075
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired12914616195531
5. Soil pipes repaired252639999
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired38496870225
7. Rainwater pipes repaired36213418109
8. Roofs and gutters repaired2983162481451,007
9. Damp courses inserted143714570
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied2892853491821,105
11. Yards drained or paved19691650
12. Dustbins provided or repaired24333944140
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired171514753
14. Water supply reinstated441725591
15. Defective fireplaces remedied651166543289
16. Defective coppers remedied211—4
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed131619654
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired133—7
19. Animals improperly kept11—35
20. Smoke nuisances5—1—6
21. Other nuisances947861104337
Total1,9661,9892,0891,4257,469
Number of Preliminary Notices served7018948684842,947
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with7769308295103,045
Number of Nuisance Notices served176191228113708
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with235226235135831