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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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 81
TABLE XXXVII.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Premises cleansed and repaired | 593 | 313 | 523 | 350 | 736 | 943 | 3461 |
2. Drains tested | 215 | 54 | 202 | 231 | 113 | 401 | 1216 |
3. Drains cleansed or repaired | 126 | 28 | 107 | 105 | 209 | 264 | 839 |
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired | 276 | 119 | 185 | 129 | 291 | 425 | 1425 |
5. Soil pipes repaired | 26 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 84 | 180 |
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired | 83 | 50 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 276 | 498 |
7. Rainwater pipes repaired | 59 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 38 | 111 | 275 |
8. Roofs and gutters repaired | 236 | 124 | 217 | 97 | 272 | 454 | 1400 |
9. Damp courses inserted | 11 | 23 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 64 | 146 |
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 112 | 121 | 142 | 148 | 159 | 386 | 1068 |
11. Yards drained or paved | 77 | 22 | 75 | 48 | 169 | 175 | 566 |
12. Dust bins provided or repaired | 184 | 74 | 106 | 122 | 150 | 238 | 874 |
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 10 | 79 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 37 | 216 |
14. Water supply reinstated | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 46 |
15. Defective fireplaces remedied | 47 | 29 | 62 | 37 | 132 | 243 | 550 |
16. Defective coppers remedied | 48 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 81 | 123 | 303 |
17. Cases of overcrowding abated | 28 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 37 | 127 |
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 16 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 81 |
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
21. Animals improperly kept | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
22. Smoke nuisances | 2 | — | — | - | 57 | 64 | |
23. Other nuisances | 115 | 45 | 123 | 85 | 187 | 207 | 762 |
Total | 2281 | 1139 | 1923 | 1504 | 2733 | 4559 | 14,139 |
No. of preliminary notices served | 859 | 481 | 740 | 599 | 827 | 1432 | 4938 |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 767 | 439 | 825 | 540 | 1085 | 1256 | 4912 |
No. of statutory notices served | 93 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 166 | 154 | 506 |
No. of statutory notices complied with .. | 90 | 15 | 53 | 44 | 234 | 185 | 621 |
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