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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24 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1960
TABLE II
2. Drains tested | 72 | 234 | 65 | 117 | 488 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 273 | 326 | 234 | 173 | 1,006 |
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed | 81 | 102 | 98 | 67 | 348 |
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired | 10 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 61 |
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired | 58 | 89 | 72 | 50 | 269 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 14 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 65 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 136 | 151 | 133 | 45 | 465 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 115 | 106 | 164 | 55 | 440 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
12. Dustbins provided | 7 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 68 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 53 | 49 | 30 | 47 | 179 |
15. Defective stoves and fireplaces remedied | 6 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 41 |
16. Animals improperly kept | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed | 12 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 47 |
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
19. Smoke nuisances | 18 | 13 | 9 | — | 40 |
20. Other nuisances | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
Total | 1,092 | 1,384 | 1,175 | 692 | 4,343 |
Number of Preliminary Notices served | 301 | 414 | 416 | 154 | 1,285 |
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with | 319 | 444 | 433 | 159 | 1,355 |
Number of Nuisance Notices served | 101 | 132 | 120 | 33 | 386 |
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with | 88 | 115 | 146 | 30 | 379 |