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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 1955

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

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Table: SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGHTABLE VIII

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH

TABLE VIII

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired2994524701841,405
2. Drains tested1239782124426
3. Drains cleansed or repaired278238228179923
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired100149139122510
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired272632691
6. Waste pipes provided altered or repaired64609173288
7. Rainwater pipes repaired17246715123
8. Roofs and gutters repaired2393744131211,147
9. Damp courses inserted211410651
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied1863383361531,013
11. Yards drained or paved7119229
12. Dustbins provided23384622129
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired7613329
14. Water supply reinstated7013695157
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied478411135277
16. Defective coppers remedied1———1
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed61220846
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired11114
19. Animals improperly kept—3418
20. Smoke nuisances9103—22
21. Other nuisances2222261181
Total1,5471,9722,1701,0716,760
Number of Preliminary Notices served5276666563202,169
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with6078838943812,765
Number of Nuisance Notices served135244238104721
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with144288278104814