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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 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table X. 984 complaints were received during the year 1903,and related to the following matters:–
| Accumulations, offensive | 13 |
| „ of refuse | 8 |
| Animals, keeping of | 13 |
| „ dead | 14 |
| Dampness in premises | 27 |
| Dirty premises | 17 |
| Drains, bad condition of | 36 |
| „ defective | 17 |
| ,, stopped | 32 |
| Dust, manner of removal | 5 |
| „ non-removal | 115 |
| Dust receptacles, foul or defective | 33 |
| „ absence of | 14 |
| „ improperly placed | 1 |
| Effluvia nuisances | 12 |
| Insanitary premises | 24 |
| Manure not removed | 11 |
| „ receptacles improperly placed | 1 |
| Overcrowded premises | 25 |
| Bats, nuisance from | 7 |
| Roadways, condition of | 3 |
| Road gullies stopped | 6 |
| Roofs defective | 6 |
| Rubbish, offensive | 10 |
| ,, burning | 11 |
| Smells | 1 |
| „ on premises | 45 |
| „ from sewer ventilators | 42 |
| „ „ stables | 2 |
| ,, „ drains, &c. | 31 |
| „ „ water closets | 2 |
| „ „ manure | 13 |
| ,, „ dust bins | 4 |
| Smoke nuisances | 15 |
| Streets, condition of | 3 |
| Urinals, condition of | 3 |
| Uninhabitable premises | 2 |
| Water closets, absence of | 2 |
| „ insanitary condition | 12 |
| „ stopped | 6 |
| „ without water | 2 |
| „ ,, proper flush | 5 |
| „ position of | 1 |
| Water, absence of | 1 |
| „ cut off | 266 |
| ,, leakage of | 7 |
| Water supply, insufficient | 1 |
| Water cisterns, dirty, &c. | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 86 |
| 1016 |
During 1902, 568 complaints were received.