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Hampstead 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Staff of the Public Health Department.
Inspectors.—During 1902 Mr. G. A. Smith retired from the position
of Chief Sanitary Inspector, and Mr. W. G. Kershaw was appointed as
Senior Sanitary Inspector.
On the 20th March Inspectors P. H. Heath and Mrs. Fisher were
appointed in place of Inspectors Loughlin and Miss Gough.
In May, Mr. Leverton resigned, and Mr. J. Grimsley was appointed
in his place.
Mortuary Keeper.—The Mortuary Keeper, E. Littlefield, resigned,
and W. Larkin was appointed to act in that capacity, in addition to
carrying out the duties of an assistant to the Inspectors.
Clerks.—In May, Mr. C. G. Flaxman was appointed as Third
Clerk.
Alteration of Sanitary Inspectors Districts.
On the 18th November, 1902, I recommended to the Public Health
Committee that the districts of the divisional Sanitary Inspectors should
be re-arranged, with a view of making the boundaries thereof co-terminous
with the wards of the Borough.
This was adopted by the Council on the 27th November, and the
re-arrangement took effect on 1st January, 1903.

The following shews the districts as re-arranged:—

District 1,Wards 1and 2.
„ 2,„ 3„ 7.
„ 3,„ 4„ 5.
„ 4,„ 6.

Dangerous Structures.
During the year 1902, 12 dangerous structures were reported to
the Superintending Architect of the London County Council.