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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hampstead 1899

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1899

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Table: Table No. IV. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 31st December, 1899.

Table No. IV. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 31st December, 1899.

Number of complaints received during the year232
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected3105
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice5710
Number of Applications to examine private house drains, &c.175
Results of Inspections.
Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises1130
Houses and premises, &c, cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed462
Yard pavings repaired, &c.131
„ „ new provided42
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases412
House Drains:—
Repaired, trapped, &c.278
Ventilated179
Disconnected from the sewer119
Reconstructed321
Water Closets:—
Repaired, cleansed, &c.293
Ventilated77
Reconstructed347
Dust-bins:—
New provided102
Repaired, covered, &c35