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Wandsworth 1929

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

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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
73
TABLE XXXVI.
Clapham.
Putney.
Balham.
Streatham.
Tooting.
Wandsworth.
Whole
Borough.
1. Premises cleansed and
repaired
518
319
466
453
418
1295
3469
2. Drains tested
251
177
248
120
43
528
1367
3. Drains cleansed or
repaired
127
41
107
160
89
188
712
4. Water closets cleansed
or repaired
301
105
238
217
133
449
1443
5. Soil pipes repaired
40
6
13
8
3
31
101
6. Waste pipes altered
or repaired
57
44
35
28
27
157
348
7. Rainwater pipes repaired
46
38
51
13
20
132
300
8. Roofs and gutters repaired
199
119
122
82
144
439
1105
9. Damp courses inserted
13
2
4
24
2
24
69
10. Damp conditions
otherwise remedied
77
105
123
125
49
230
709
11. Yards drained or
paved
40
50
106
47
39
160
442
12. Dust bins provided
or repaired
178
50
131
125
84
301
869
13. Water cisterns
cleansed, covered or
repaired
18
10
18
38
11
60
155
14. Water supply reinstated
36
7
17
38
20
30
148
15. Defective fireplaces
remedied
43
41
61
48
60
145
398
16. Defective coppers
remedied
16
14
27
23
21
66
167
17. Cases of overcrowding
abated
3
1
6
5
3
8
26
18. Stables and stable
yards drained or
paved
-
-
1
1
-
9
11
19. Accumulations of
manure, etc., removed
17
10
28
38
15
44
152
20. Urinals cleansed or
repaired
1
2
1
3
1
3
11
21. Animals improperly
kept
2
2
3
2
3
7
19
22. Smoke nuisances
2
-
3
-
-
28
33
23. Other nuisances
111
140
41
99
65
376
832
Total
2096
1283
1850
1697
1250
4710
12,886
No. of preliminary notices
served
857
325
787
871
772
1824
5436
No. of preliminary notices
complied with without
the service of statutory
notices
730
242
666
677
701
1591
4607
No. of statutory notices
served
140
18
158
114
100
281
811
No. of statutory notices
complied with
114
18
117
83
102
249
683