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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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requirements is drawn up and sent to the owner, and the certificate
is only granted when these requirements are fulfilled. In every case
the drains are required to stand the water test, and all gas stoves
must be well ventilated into the open air by means of a properly
constructed hood and shaft. The inspections necessitated by these
applications throw a good deal of work upon the staff of the Health
Department, but the improvements obtained are valuable. The
Acts afford the means whereby the Council are able to secure
a standard of wholesomeness in certain dwellings that could not be
obtained in any other way.
In 1906 the number of dwellings certified was 71, as compared
with 218 in 1905.
The following is a list of the dwellings certified, with the date
of the certificate. It will be seen that the certified premises include
the dwellings erected by the Council in Lower Cross Road.
Table of Premises certified during 1906, shewing the number of dwellings therein, and date of certification.
| Premises. | No. of Dwellings. | Date of Certificate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1906. | ||
| 4, Belsize Parade, Haverstock Hill | 3 | 24th January. |
| 12, ,, ,, | 3 | 24th January. |
| 24, Gascony Avenue | 4 | 16th February. |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, Rosemont Mansions, Lithos Road | 7 | 21st June. |
| 11, Belsize Parade, Haverstock Hill | 3 | 24th July. |
| 84, Iverson Road | 3 | 11th August. |
| 1, 2, 3, South Mansions, Gondar Gardens | 3 | 12th September. |
| 2, 3, 4, Kenmare Mansions, Gondar Gardens | 3 | 12th September. |
| 1-42, Park Dwellings, Lower Cross Road | 42 | 27 th September. |
Underground Rooms.
Underground rooms were found to be illegally occupied in five
instances. The streets in which these rooms were found are as
follows :—
Mill Lane. Fleet Road
Netherwood Street. Oman Road.
Willow Terrace, New End.
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