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Hampstead 1896

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1896

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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 31st December, 1896.

Table No. III. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 31st December, 1896.

Number of complaints received during the year222
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected2856
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice4414
Number of Applications to examine private house drains, &c.165
Results of Inspections.
Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and Premises1150
Houses and premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, and white washed362
Yard paving repaired, renewed, &c.105
,, ,, new provided20
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases487
House Drains:—
Repaired, trapped, &c.289
Ventilated66
Disconnected from the sewer42
Reconstructed121
New provided42
Cesspools abolished1
Water Closets: —
Repaired, cleansed, &c.338
Ventilated27
New provided187