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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 1954

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

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23
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH

Table: TABLE VIII

TABLE VIII

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired3183534232181,312
2. Drains tested1219698119434
3. Drains cleansed or repaired260239236245980
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired ..101185169116571
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired822251469
6. Waste pipes provided altered or repaired6177111116365
7. Rainwater pipes repaired23274021111
8. Roofs and gutters repaired22525334198917
9. Damp courses inserted27428683
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied205239298140882
11. Yards drained or paved1734125
12. Dustbins provided15364038129
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired6119531
14. Water supply reinstated14512580151501
15. Defectivestovesandfireplaces remedied36987935248
16. Defective coppers remedied—1——1
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed71024344
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired—5—16
19. Animals improperly kept111—3
20. Smoke nuisances5134—22
21. Other nuisances132126767
Total1,5941,8572,0161,3346,801
Number of Preliminary Notices served ..6048418313752,651
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with6098278603892,685
Number of Nuisance Notices served139208218107672
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with14017022098628