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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 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table IX. Total number of complaints received from Owners, Occupiers, &c.,

Table IX. Total number of complaints received from Owners, Occupiers, &c.,

and nature of complaints during 1902:—
Drains defective59
,, choked32
Dad smells in house44
Insanitary condition of Water-closets25
„ „ Urinals5
Defective soil pipes4
Part of Premises, damp11
» dirty16
„ overcrowded11
Roofs defective4
Dust not removed85
Manure not removed14
Insufficient supplies of water2
Cisterns dirty6
Water pipes leaking2
Smoke nuisances12
Offensive accumulations54
Bad smells from street gullies, sewer ventilators, and sewer gas58
Dust receptacles defective or foul12
,, wanting11
Manure receptacles wanting1
Moveable dwellings, gipsies, &c.3
Animals improperly kept17
Smells from stables11
Burning garden refuse9
Condition of roadways2
Privies3
Water cut off2
State of water drawn from main1
Fish unfit for food1
Absence of w.c. and urinal accommodation for workmen1
Smell from factory1
General insanitary conditions25
Miscellaneous24
Total568

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In 225 instances, premises were inspected at the request of the
Owners or Occupiers, or during progress of voluntary drainage alterations.