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Wandsworth 1932

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

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74
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH.
Work of the Sanitary Inspectors.
Table XXXV. gives full details of the inspections carried
out by the Sanitary Inspectors.

Table: TABLE XXXVI.

TABLE XXXVI.

Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
1. Premises cleansed and repaired39630524725730911872701
2. Drains tested1826614821417222849
3. Drains cleansed or repaired110755410847270664
4. Water closets cleansed or repaired22014910587665731200
5. Soil pipes repaired312086372140
6. Waste pipes altered or repaired7193252614259488
7. Rainwater pipes repaired3829172423138269
8. Roofs and gutters repaired1587965741075771060
9. Damp courses inserted18481225—32135
10. Damp conditions otherwise remedied85194789618420891
11. Yards drained or paved4411232525195323
12. Dust bins provided or repaired13369988595277757
13. Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired22341081961154
14. Water supply reinstated1438741349
15. Defective fireplaces remedied7424414454339576
16. Defective coppers remedied201415724132212
17. Cases of overcrowding abated141010173558144
18. Stables and stable yards drained or paved-------
19. Accumulations of manure, etc., removed16961733182
20. Urinals cleansed or repaired51-1-29
21. Animals improperly kept15221819
22. Smoke nuisances2—14535377
23. Other nuisances751217352128325774
Total1729135910591187995524411573
No. of preliminary notices served66551639551638515053982
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices62548237142743713663708
No. of statutory notices served6645303413116304
No. of statutory notices complied with8226344214129327