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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 1962

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

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28 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1962

Table: TABLE II

TABLE II

PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
1. Premises cleansed and repaired18422226169736
2. Drains tested901196886363
3. Drains cleansed or repaired2542322153761,077
4. Water closets cleansed, repaired or renewed78759382328
5. Soil pipes altered or repaired42329662
6. Waste pipes provided, altered or repaired42686652228
7. Rainwater pipes repaired151425660
8. Roofs and gutters repaired10111114439395
9. Damp courses inserted1—2—3
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied9713013440401
11. Yards drained or paved2913—24
12. Dustbins provided614421072
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired22419
14. Water supply reinstated96651854233
15. Defectivestovesandfireplacesremedied112111548
16. Animals improperly kept1—1—2
17. Accumulations of rubbish, etc., removed131231065
18. Urinals cleansed or repaired—12—3
19. Smoke nuisances836219
20. Other nuisances91927863
Total1,0021,1591,1848464,191
Number of Preliminary Notices served ..224315301139979
Number of Preliminary Notices complied with2603633741441,140
Number of Nuisance Notices served487611226262
Number of Nuisance Notices complied with647812324289