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Wandsworth 1921

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.TABLE XXVI.

HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.

TABLE XXVI.

Wards.No. of houses inspectedNo. of houses in which defects were found.Percentage of defects to houses inspectedNumber of Families living in
One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards
Clapham, North63150980.6670223262378
Clapham, South30627489.541444232232
Putney142142100.00131311376
Streatham18116792.26162121062
Balham24724197.575283213154
Tooting22019387.7291749198
Southfield39134387.724437180231
Fairfield43335080.835545124281
Springfield14011380.7121296685
Whole Borough2,6912,33286.652945121,4491,697

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The cases of overcrowding were in Rashleigh Street, Clifton
Cottages, Clarke's Cottages, St. Alphonsus Road and Midmoor
Road, Clapham ; Upper Richmond Road, Putney Bridge Road and
The Platt, Putney; Laitwood Road, and Zennor Road, Streatham;
Fountain Road and Rostella Road, Tooting; Camborne
Road, Standen Road, Palmerston Road, Coliston Road, Merton
Road, Lavenham Road, Dighton Road, Lower Grove, Wardley
Street, Guelph Street, Aldren Road, Algarve Road and Lydden
Grove, Wandsworth.
66 notices of reconstruction of drains were sent to the
Borough Engineer from this Department: 21 in Clapham, 13 in
putney, 16 in Streatham, two in Tooting, and 14 in Wandsworth.