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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXXV.
Clapham. | Putney. ___ | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 489 | 211 | 380 | 258 | 661 | 982 | 2981 |
2. Drains tested | 279 | 133 | 147 | 235 | 76 | 574 | 1444 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 110 | 32 | 64 | 44 | 87 | 186 | 523 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 221 | 58 | 136 | 58 | 289 | 340 | 1102 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 89 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 35 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 139 | 291 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 46 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 112 | 259 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 168 | 71 | 128 | 129 | 254 | 524 | 1274 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 43 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 87 | 77 | 83 | 73 | 109 | 253 | 682 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 26 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 90 | 121 | 297 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 142 | 29 | 115 | 90 | 99 | 254 | 729 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 30 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 78 | 189 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 72 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 18 | 12 | 60 | 24 | 75 | 145 | 334 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 14 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 68 | 155 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | 24 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 131 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 9 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 69 | 137 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
21. Animals improperly kept | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 23 |
22. Smoke nuisances | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 11 | 26 |
23. Other nuisances | 101 | 58 | 36 | 113 | 94 | 409 | 811 |
Total | 1849 | 819 | 1307 | 1206 | 2030 | 4401 | 11,612 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 783 | 272 | 618 | 556 | 1025 | 1424 | 4678 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 644 | 234 | 522 | 507 | 949 | 1112 | 3968 |
No. of statutory notices served | 127 | 14 | 112 | 51 | 79 | 187 | 570 |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 109 | 12 | 88 | 42 | 97 | 161 | 509 |