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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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH
TABLE VIII
Putney | Central | Clapham | Streatham | Whole Borough | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 299 | 452 | 470 | 184 | 1,405 |
2. Drains tested | 123 | 97 | 82 | 124 | 426 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 278 | 238 | 228 | 179 | 923 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 100 | 149 | 139 | 122 | 510 |
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired | 27 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 91 |
6. Waste pipes provided altered or repaired | 64 | 60 | 91 | 73 | 288 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 17 | 24 | 67 | 15 | 123 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 239 | 374 | 413 | 121 | 1,147 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 186 | 338 | 336 | 153 | 1,013 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
12. Dustbins provided | 23 | 38 | 46 | 22 | 129 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 70 | 13 | 69 | 5 | 157 |
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied | 47 | 84 | 111 | 35 | 277 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 46 |
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
19. Animals improperly kept | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
20. Smoke nuisances | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | 22 |
21. Other nuisances | 22 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 81 |
Total | 1,547 | 1,972 | 2,170 | 1,071 | 6,760 |
Number of Preliminary Notices served | 527 | 666 | 656 | 320 | 2,169 |
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with | 607 | 883 | 894 | 381 | 2,765 |
Number of Nuisance Notices served | 135 | 244 | 238 | 104 | 721 |
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with | 144 | 288 | 278 | 104 | 814 |