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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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HOUSING 35
Unfit Houses Closed
A Demolition Order was made in respect of 147 Nightingale Lane.
Closing Orders were made in respect of whole houses as follows:
35 Burtop Road
22 Putney Bridge Road
Closing Orders were made in respect of parts of buildings as
follows:
Premises
42 Rossiter Road
44 Rossiter Road
13 Fernlea Road
27 Fernlea Road
35 Shrubbery Road
In each case the owners had been invited to submit proposals to
render the premises fit for human habitation, but none were received.
An undertaking was given by the owner to close part of the
building in respect of 4 Pitcairn Street.
HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
TABLE I
STATISTICAL RESULTS OF SURVEY
| No. of houses wholly inspected | 453 | ||
| „ „ „ occupied by immigrant families | 77 | ||
| „ „ „ partly occupied by immigrant families | 36 | ||
| „ „ „ where owner resides on premises | 112 | ||
| Total number of separate lettings | 1,696 | ||
| (includes parts of premises occupied by the owners). | |||
| Furnished | Unfurnished | Total | |
| No. of 1 room lettings | 617 | 52 | 669 |
| No. of 2 | 101 | 282 | 383 |
| No. of 3 | 51 | 421 | 472 |
| No. of 4 | 9 | 104 | 113 |
| No. of 5 | 2 | 34 | 36 |
| No. of 5+ „ | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Total | 780 | 916 | 1,696 |
Water Supply
No. of separate lettings having their own water supply 1,223
„ „ „ „ sharing their water supply 473
Sinks
No. of separate lettings having their own sink 1,317
„ „ „ „ sharing sink 353
„ „ „ „ having no sink 26