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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 1910

Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Complaints.

Table: During 1910 755 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary conditions. A list of the matters of which complaint was made is given below:—

During 1910 755 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary conditions. A list of the matters of which complaint was made is given below:—

Accumulations, offensive7
„ of garden and other refuse11
Animals, improperly kept15
„ dead2
Dampness in premises23
Dirty premises19
Drain, bad condition of17
„ defective21
„ stopped18
Dust, non-removal59
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated30
„ absence of, or insufficient12
Insanitary condition of premises35
Illness attributable to insanitary conditions11
Manure not removed8
Overcrowding and improper mixing of sexes29
Rats, nuisance from10
Roadways, bad condition of7
Roofs and Gutters, defective and leaky9
Rubbish, nuisance from burning6
Smells18
„ on premises20
„ from road gullies6
„ „ sewer ventilators64
„ „ stables4
,, „ drains, &c28
„ „ water-closets10
„ ,, manure5
Smoke nuisances5
Underground rooms illegally occupied4
Unsound food5
Vacant land, insanitary state of9
Verminous condition of premises9
Water, absence of194
„ leakage of11
Water cisterns, dirty, &c.3
Water-closets,accommodation insufficient or absence of3
„ defective or insanitary24
„ stopped5
„ without water4
„ „ proper flush10
Yards unpaved and existing paving defective4
Miscellaneous55
Total849