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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 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XIV.—continued.
| 1904. | |
|---|---|
| Water supplies used for domestic purposes disconnected from the cistern for flushing the water closet | 6 |
| Houses provided with proper water supply | 94 |
| Roofs repaired | 128 |
| Gutterings repaired or renewed | 61 |
| Areas cleansed | 4 |
| drained | 16 |
| Washhouse pavings repaired or renewed | 10 |
| Scullery | 10 |
| Animals ceased to be kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 7 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 11 |
| Underground rooms ceased to be occupied as dwellings | 9 |
| Tents, vans, sheds, or similar structures in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates, ceased to be used for human habitation | 1 |
| Spaces below floors in the basement or ground floors ventilated | 25 |
| Chimneys carried to a sufficient height | 2 |
| Ventilating pipes of drains carried to a sufficient height above windows | 16 |
| Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 31 |
| Separate and sufficient water closet accommodation provided for persons of each sex | 6 |
| Water closets cleansed | 104 |
| provided with a sufficient water supply | 37 |
| Flushing cisterns to water closets repaired or renewed | 163 |
| Water closets provided with means of constant ventilation | 20 |
| Sufficient water closet accommodation provided | 5 |
| Yard pavings repaired or renewed | 168 |
| Area | 77 |
| Defective or improper manure receptacles abolished | 4 |
| Manure receptacles provided | 9 |
| Dust | 210 |
| Covers to dust receptacles provided | 15 |
| Water cisterns cleansed | 207 |
| fitted with close fitting covers | 116 |
| Improperly placed water cisterns removed | 12 |
| Stable pavings repaired or renewed | 20 |