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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: TABLE XI. Number of Inspections, &c., Made; Notices Served; Letters Sent; and Sanitary Works Carried Out.

TABLE XI. Number of Inspections, &c., Made; Notices Served; Letters Sent; and Sanitary Works Carried Out.

1901.1902.1903.
Number of Inspections632085578002
„ Re-inspections75321128213865
„ Intimation Notices issued120817631037
„ Statutory Notices issued530358366
,, Letters issued (excluding all " circulars)95512082408
Number of Notifications of infectious disease sent to "Head Teachers" of Schools in 1903338
1903.
Houses or parts of houses cleansed255
Dampness in houses or parts of houses abated73
Dilapidated „ „ „ repaired53
Inlets or surface drains trapped32
Improperly constructed water closets altered24
Defective water closets repaired or renewed680
Water closets unstopped48
Improperly placed water closets removed24
External ventilation provided to water closets45
Water closet accommodation provided85
Soil pipes repaired, renewed or ventilated357
Improperly placed gully trap removed37
Gully trap cleansed66
Yards drained19
Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed413
„ „ lavatories disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed153
,,,, baths ,, ,, ,,93
Water cisterns repaired or renewed21
Accumulations or deposits of refuse, manure, &c., removed417
Foul or defective dustbins or ashpits abolished63
Foul drains cleansed61
Defective drains amended or reconstructed605
Drains unstopped109
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains93
„ „ „ soil pipes22
„ repaired or renewed47