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Hampstead 1894

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1894

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Table: Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 25th March, 1895.

Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 25th March, 1895.

Number of complaints received during tbe year226
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected2931
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice5162
Number of Applications to examine private house drains. &c195
Results of Inspection. Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises1159
House and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and white washed340
Yard paving repaired, renewed, &c105
,, ,, new provided25
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases871
House Drains:— Repaired, trapped, &c356
Ventilated226
Disconnected from the sewer113
Re-constructed193
New provided17
Cesspools abolished-
Water Closets:— Repaired, cleansed, &c349
Ventilated55
Dust-bins:— New provided Repaired, covered. &c154 78 59
Water Supply:— Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered235
New Cisterns provided13
Miscellaneous:— Overcrowding abated11
Removal of accumulations of dung, stagnant water, animal and other refuse68
Removal of animals improperly kept18
Manure receptacles reconstructed or new provided151
Regularly Inspected. Houses registered under Public Health (London) Act, 1891843
Bakehouses41
Licensed Cowhouse1
Licensed Slaughter houses7
Legal proceedings22