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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 1960

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

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24 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1960

Table: TABLE II

TABLE II

2. Drains tested7223465117488
3. Drains cleansed or repaired2733262341731,006
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed811029867348
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired1026151061
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired58897250269
7. Rainwater pipes repaired141131965
8. Roofs and gutters repaired13615113345465
9. Damp courses inserted6—118
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied11510616455440
11. Yards drained or paved461314
12. Dustbins provided71341768
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired942116
14. Water supply reinstated53493047179
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied6245641
16. Animals improperly kept12418
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed121216747
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired—2—13
19. Smoke nuisances18139—40
20. Other nuisances151411747
Total1,0921,3841,1756924,343
Number of Preliminary Notices served3014144161541,285
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with3194444331591,355
Number of Nuisance Notices served10113212033386
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with8811514630379