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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| New sinks fixed | 3 |
| Waste pipes to sinks trapped or renewed | 7 |
| Yard paving repaired or renewed | 11 |
| Dustbins provided | 6 |
| Gullies cleansed | 3 |
| Other defects remedied | 7 |
Section 5 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1908, empowers sanitary authorities in London to remove from the
register of milksellers any cowkeeper, dairyman, or purveyor of milk,
who is carrying on his trade on premises unsuitable for the sale of milk,
and to refuse to enter any such person upon the register.
The number of general shops selling milk has been reduced from
26 in 1909 to 16 in 1912.
Ice Cream.
The sale of ice cream in London is controlled by Sections 42 and
43 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
There are 80 shops in the Borough in which ice cream is sold, and
171 inspections of these premises were made during the year.
In addition to these, the barrows which stand in the streets, and on
Hampstead Heath on Bank Holidays, have been inspected.
Table of sanitary work carried out at premises where ice cream is sold:—
| Premises or parts of premises repaired, cleansed and limewashed | 14 |
| Drains repaired or reconstructed | 4 |
| Soil pipes reconstructed | 1 |
| Water-closets renewed | 4 |
| „ cleansed | 6 |
| Flushing cisterns to water-closets renewed | 2 |
| Waste pipes of sinks trapped, repaired, or renewed | 2 |
| Water cisterns cleansed | 3 |
| Yard paving renewed | 3 |
| Dustbins provided | 3 |
| Other defects remedied | 2 |
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The number of samples taken for analysis under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts during the year was 506, and the number certified by
the Public Analyst to be adulterated was 12, or 2.3 per cent. of the total