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Hampstead 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE XI.—con.

1903.
Water supplies used for domestic purposes disconnected from
the cistern for flushing the water closet11
Houses provided with proper water supply141
Roofs repaired80
Gutterings repaired or renewed27
Areas cleansed8
„ drained8
Washhouse pavings repaired or renewed33
Scullery „ „ „14
Animals ceased to he kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance13
Cases of overcrowding abated33
Underground rooms ceased to be occupied as dwellings3
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-
Spaces below floors in the basement or ground floors ventilated57
Chimneys carried to a sufficient height1
Ventilating pipes of drains carried to a sufficient height above windows17
Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed63
Separate and sufficient water closet accommodation provided for persons of each sex11
Water closets cleansed91
,, „ provided with a sufficient water supply56
Flushing cisterns to water closets repaired or renewed134
Water closets provided with means of constant ventilation37
Sufficient water closet accommodation provided6
Yard pavings repaired or renewed145
Area ,, ,, ,,37
Defective or improper manure receptacles abolished7
Manure receptacles provided18
Dust „ „190
Covers to dust receptacles provided17
Water cisterns cleansed142
„ „ fitted with close fitting covers60
Improperly placed water cisterns removed4
Stable pavings repaired or renewed11