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Hampstead 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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787 inspections were made of these premises during the year and
114 notices were served.
This list does not include bakehouses, milk shops, restaurants,
and slaughterhouses, to which reference is made elsewhere.
Milk Supply.
The number of persons registered as purveyors of milk at the end
of 1911 was 82, and the number of premises on which milk is sold was
103. The difference in the two numbers was accounted for by the fact
that some of the milksellers occupy more than one shop.
The premises on which milk is sold are as follows:—
| Dairies | 52 |
| Bakehouses and Confectioners | 23 |
| Restaurants and Coffee Shops | 11 |
| General Shops | 17 |
Three of the registered milksellers do not occupy shops, 2 being
registered in reference to refreshment tents on Hampstead Heath on
Bank Holidays, and one has a milk round in the Borough but no shop.
During the year 549 inspections were made of premises where milk is sold, 35 notices were served, and the following works were carried out:—
| Premises or parts of premises repaired, cleansed, and limewashed | 37 |
| Water cisterns cleansed | 2 |
| Drains repaired or reconstructed | 9 |
| Drain inlets inside premises abolished | 5 |
| Soil pipes reconstructed | 2 |
| Water-closets repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Water-closets cleansed | 15 |
| Roofs repaired | 4 |
| New sinks fixed | 1 |
| Yard paving repaired or renewed | 10 |
| Dustbins provided | 3 |
| Gullies cleansed | 2 |
| Other defects remedied | 5 |