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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 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XII. 881 Complaints were received during the year 1905, and related to the following matters:—
| Accumulations, offensive | 12 |
| „ of refuse | 8 |
| Animals, keeping of | 12 |
| „ dead | 11 |
| Carpet beating | 5 |
| Dampness in premises | 23 |
| Dirty premises | 13 |
| Drains, bad condition of | 34 |
| „ defective | 15 |
| „ stopped | 28 |
| Dust, non-removal | 64 |
| Dust receptacles, foul or defective | 9 |
| „ absence of | 5 |
| „ improperly placed | 2 |
| Insanitary premises | 40 |
| Illness attributable to defective drains | 15 |
| Manure not removed | 12 |
| Overcrowded premises | 9 |
| Rats, nuisance from | 7 |
| Roadways, condition of | 1 |
| Road gullies stopped | 2 |
| Roofs defective | 11 |
| Rubbish, offensive | 3 |
| „ burning | 28 |
| Smells | 22 |
| „ on premises | 28 |
| „ from road gullies | 16 |
| „ „ sewer ventilators | 90 |
| „ „ stables | 1 |
| „ „ drains, &c. | 31 |
| „ „ water closets | 12 |
| „ „ manure | 8 |
| „ „ dust bins | 12 |
| „ „ „ carts | 1 |
| Smoke nuisances | 13 |
| Urinals, condition of | 6 |
| Uninhabitable premises | 1 |
| Unsound food | 1 |
| Vacant land, state of | 8 |
| Verminous clothing, &c. | 8 |
| Water closets, absence of | 2 |
| „ insanitary condition of | 21 |
| „ stopped | 5 |
| „ without water | 6 |
| „ „ proper flush | 4 |
| „ position of | 1 |
| Water, absence of | 2 |
| „ cut off | 212 |
| „ leakage of | 9 |
| Water cisterns, dirty, &c | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 85 |
| Total | 976 |
During 1904, 852 complaints were received, referring to 1080
matters.