London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hampstead 1900

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Hampstead for the year 1900

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Table: Table No. IV. (continued.)

Table No. IV. (continued.)

Water supply:—
Cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered270
New cisterns provided18
Miscellaneous:—
Overcrowding abated4
Removal of accumulations of dung, stagnant water, animal and other refuse454
Removal of animals improperly kept16
Manure receptacles reconstructed or new provided15
Underground rooms discontinued to be used as dwellings2
Regularly Inspected.
Houses registered under Public Health (London) Act, 1891840
Bakehouses39
Licensed Slaughter-houses
Legal proceedings20
Articles Disinfected in Apparatus.
Beds234
Palliasses66
Mattresses490
Bolsters404
Pillows1035
Blankets1383
Sheets602
Counterpanes557
Articles of Clothing1876
Carpets151
Miscellaneous Articles1656
8454