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Hampstead 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VI.—continued.
| Number of houses for which applications were received during year | 17 |
| Number of dwellings comprised therein | 92 |
| „ Certificates granted (houses) | *11 |
| „ „ refused | — |
| „ „ deferred | †11 |
| (a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, &c | _ |
| (b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any manufactory, &c. | _ |
| (c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health | _ |
| (d) As to paving of yards, &c., of dwelling houses | — |
| (e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, &c. | — |
| (f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, &c | _ |
| (g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, &c. | — |
| 8 | |
| (i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets | _ |
| (a) With respect to drainage, &c. | 9 |
| (b) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, &c. | 14 |
| Number of Notices served re premises. Sec. 20 | — |
| „ sanitary conveniences removed or altered. Sec. 22 | 1 |
| „ fixed ashpits removed. Sec. 23 | — |
| Total number of bodies removed | 87 |
| Total number of infectious bodies removed | 2 |
* These 11 houses comprised 71 "dwellings."
† These 11 houses comprised 34 "dwellings."