Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1899
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Table No. IV. PARISH OF ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending 31st December, 1899.
Number of complaints received during the year | 232 |
Number of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 3105 |
Number of Re-inspections after order or notice | 5710 |
Number of Applications to examine private house drains, &c. | 175 |
Results of Inspections. | |
Orders issued for sanitary amendments of houses and premises | 1130 |
Houses and premises, &c, cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed | 462 |
Yard pavings repaired, &c. | 131 |
„ „ new provided | 42 |
Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 412 |
House Drains:— | |
Repaired, trapped, &c. | 278 |
Ventilated | 179 |
Disconnected from the sewer | 119 |
Reconstructed | 321 |
Water Closets:— | |
Repaired, cleansed, &c. | 293 |
Ventilated | 77 |
Reconstructed | 347 |
Dust-bins:— | |
New provided | 102 |
Repaired, covered, &c | 35 |