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Hampstead 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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as aforesaid ought to have been made or in which sucli itinerant vendor
as aforesaid shall offer any such commodity as aforesaid for sale as the
case may be.
Spring Gardens, S.W., (Signed) G. L. Gomme,
11th September, 1902. Clerk of the Council.
| Date. 1902. | Premises. | Unsound Food Seized or Surrendered. |
|---|---|---|
| February 26th | High Road, Kilburn | 36 bananas. |
| April 23rd | Mill Lane | 1 sheep's liver. |
| April 23rd | High Road, Kilburn | 9 lbs. tomatoes. |
| April 23rd | High Road, Kilburn | 2 pieces of beef. |
| June 4th | Netherwood Street | 4 lbs. tomatoes. |
| June 4th | Kelson Street | 7 tins condensed milk. |
| July 30th | Boundary Road | Portion of a trunk of fish. |
| August 19th | Mill Lane | 1 tin of tomatoes. |
| September 1st | Mill Lane | 1 tin of pears. |
| October 17 th | High Street | 101 bottles of fruit and 3 bottles of fruit pulp. |
Certificates as to Water Supply.
With regard to the provision of a proper and sufficient supply of
water to dwelling houses, the Public Health Act, in Section 48, lays
down that "a house which is newly erected shall not be occupied as a
dwelling house until the sanitary authority have certified that it has a
proper and sufficient supply of water."
So few applications for such certificates had been made that it
appeared that owners of newly-erected property were not aware of the
necessity for obtaining them, and on the instruction of the Public