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Hampstead 1922
Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Public Analyst
A. W. Stokes, F.c.s., F.I.C.
Clerical .staff
H H. Lewis, C. W. Francis, 'Miss E. Blakeman, R. H. Box, W Sell
Chief Clerk—F.S. Hill.
Medical Officer of Health; and Administrative Medical Officer, Tuberculoid, and Maternity
and child Welfare.
*Frank E.Scramse.F.R.c.s, Eng.). L..C.P. (Lond.) D.P.H (Lond.).
Note. —The Medical Officer of Health and all Sanitary Inspectors are appointed as
Officers under the Housing Acts.
* Contribution to salary made under Public Health Acts or Exchequer grants
All the Officers give their whole-time to their duties with the exception of the Tuberculosis
Medical Officer, the Medical Officer in charge of the Pre-Maternity Clinics, and the
Public Analyst.
Section 9.
HOUSING.
In the following .statement is tabulated a list of work accomplished
under the direction of the Housing Inspectors. In addition
to this should be borne in mind the improvements carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors much of which has a direct bearing upon the better
housing of the population.
Work accomplished by the Hoaxing Inspectors during 1922.
| Underground rooms illegally occupied, discontinued | 1 |
| New sculleries and washhouses built | 4 |
| Additional ventilation to bedrooms and sculleries | 23 |
| Rooms, staircases and w.c. apartments cleansed and repaired | 949 |
| Dampness in rooms abated and floors ventilated and repaired | 137 |
| Windows and doors repaired | 607 |
| Handrails and balusters repaired | 54 |
| Coppers repaired and renewed | 65 |
| Larders provided | 208 |
| Coal sheds and receptacles provided or repaired | 15 |
| Fireplaces and ranges repaired or renewed | 191 |
| New or repaired sinks | 14 |
| Drains, soil pipes and ventilating pipes repaired or renewed | 68 |
| Roofs, gutters and rainwater pipes I repaired or renewed | 201 |
| Gully traps removed from improper positions | 7 |
| Waste pipes of sinks trapped, repaired or unstopped | 36 |