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Hampstead 1895

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1895

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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, 1896.

Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c,, completed in the year ending 25th March, 1896.

Number of complaints received during the year258
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected3061
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice4947
Number of Applications to examine private house drains, &c202
Results of Inspection. Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises1683
House and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and white-washed454
Yard paving repaired, renewed, &c105
,, ,, new provided21
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases465
House Drains : -
Repaired, trapped, &c230
Ventilated114
Disconnected from the sewer117
Reconstructed193
New provided24
Cesspools abolished1
Water Closets:—
Repaired, cleansed, &c400
Ventilated23
New provided142
Dust-bins:—
New provided77
Repaired, covered, &c85
Water Supply:—
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, and covered171
New Cisterns provided11
Miscellaneous:—
Overcrowding abated7
Removal of accumulations of dung, stagnant water, animal and other refuse125
Removal of animals improperly kept2
Manure receptacles reconstructed or new provided29
Regularly Inspected. Houses registered under Public Health (London) Act. 1891843
Bakehouses40
Licensed Cowhouse1
Licensed Slaughter-houses7
Legal proceedings22