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Hampstead 1919
Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section B.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OP
THE BOROUGH.
Scavenging.
During 1919 great and growing difficulty has been experienced
by the Works Committee in disposing of the house refuse. For some
years now, the whole of our refuse has been disposed of at shoots, and
these at present seem impossible to obtain. The matter has received
full and earnest consideration by the Works Committee and Council
during the year, and a plan for crushing has been agreed to. For this
purpose a site has been secured and tenders for the erection of the
necessary plant obtained. The matter is being pushed on with all
possible dispatch.
Sanitary Inspection of Borough.
Statement of information, and of sanitary work accomplished, &c.,
daring 1919.
Total number of Inspections, 5321. Re-inspections, 9546.
„ Intimation Notices, 666. Statutory Notices 346.
„ deposits of plans and particulars for redrainage
work, &c., 449.
„ Complaints of insanitary conditions received and
investigated, 1414.
| Number of nuisances and complaints | 2 | |
| „ of observations | 57 | |
| „ of notices | 2 | |
| „ of summonses | 1 | |
| Number of houses inspected | 6 | |
| „ of representations by householders | — | |
| „ of houses included in such representations | — | |
| „ of representations by Medical Officer of Health | 6 | |
| „ of houses included in such representations | 6 | |
| „ of houses remedied without closing orders | — | |
| „ of closing orders | 6 | |
| „ of houses included in such closing orders | 6 | |