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Hampstead 1893

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1893

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Table: Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, dc., completed in the year ending 25th March, 1894.

Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, dc., completed in the year ending 25th March, 1894.

Number of Complaints received during the year270
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected3020
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice4868
Number of Applications to examine private house drains, &c.221
Results of Inspection. Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises1687
House and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and white washed572
Yard paving repaired, renewed, &c116
,, ,, new, provided19
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases602
House Drains. Repaired, trapped, &c.466
Ventilated153
Disconnected from the sewer132
Re-constructed152
New provided27
Cesspools abolished9
Water Closets. Repaired, cleansed, &c467
Ventilated19
New provided120
Dust-bins. New provided79
Repaired, covered, &c54
Water Supply. Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered270
New Cisterns provided21
Miscellaneous. Number of Lodging-houses registered under the 35th Clause of Sanitary Act, 18661107
Removal of accumulations of dung, stagnant water, animal and other refuse77
Removal of animals improperly kept9
Manure receptacles reconstructed or new provided...296
Regularly Inspected. Bakehouses41
Licensed Cowhouses3
Licensed Slaughter-houses7
Overcrowding9
Other proceedings, e.g., legal proceedings17