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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 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following is a tabulated statement of the sanitary work, etc., carried out during the year, so far as that work admits of tabulation:—
| Sanitary Works Carried Out. | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 355 |
| Dampness in houses or parts of houses abated | 54 |
| Dilapidated houses or parts of houses repaired | 52 |
| Inlets or surface drains trapped | 22 |
| Improperly constructed water closets altered | 18 |
| Defective water closets repaired or renewed | 888 |
| Water closets unstopped | 11 |
| Improperly placed water closets removed | 19 |
| External ventilation provided to water closets | 52 |
| Water closet accommodation provided | 21 |
| Soil pipes repaired, renewed, or ventilated | 436 |
| Improperly placed gully traps removed | 14 |
| Gully traps cleansed | 24 |
| Yards drained | 18 |
| Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed | 360 |
| Waste pipes of lavatories disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed | 177 |
| Waste pipes of baths disconnected from drains, trapped, or renewed | 96 |
| Water cisterns repaired or renewed | 15 |
| Accumulations or deposits of refuse, manure, &c., removed | 477 |
| Foul or defective dustbins or ashpits abolished | 76 |
| Foul drains cleansed | 63 |
| Defective drains amended or reconstructed | 794 |
| Drains unstopped | 118 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains | 119 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected from soil pipes | 26 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 108 |
| Water supplies used for domestic purposes disconnected from the cistern for flushing the water closet | 9 |
| Houses provided with proper water supply | 190 |
| Roofs repaired | 102 |
| Gutterings repaired or renewed | 49 |
| Areas cleansed | 16 |
| Areas drained | 5 |
| Washhouse pavings repaired or renewed | 16 |
| Scullery pavings repaired or renewed | 10 |
| Animals ceased to be kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 7 |
| Cases of overcrowding abated | 17 |
| Underground rooms ceased to be occupied as dwellings | 3 |