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Hampstead 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Summary of Replies received by Medical Officer of Health of the Strand District Board of Works.—1896.

Name of Tovrn, or Sanitary District.Have you had complaints with reference to sewer ventilators ?Have you been able to trace any deleterious influences upon health from emanations from sewer ventilators? (a) At the street level. (b) From shafts.Do you consider it desirable that Sanitary Authorities should have power to erect ventilating shafts on private property where necessary ?(a) Have you any experience of "Sewer Gas Destructors ?" (b) Have they proved satisfactory ?
5854 Yes. 2 Not since certain measures had been taken. 1 Sewers not ven-tilated. 1 No reply to this query.ab31 Yes. 11 No. 3 Doubtful. 2 No reply to the query. 11 Replies in-definite.ab
Yes. 12No. 31Yes. 3No. 30Yes. 21No. 27Yes. 11No. 16
In other returns these questions are not answered or the replies are not definite.In several cases the replies received were indefinite, and in 5 instances these queries were not answered.