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Hampstead 1906

Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Nothing was done to comply with the notices, consequently the
Borough Engineer, after giving 24 hours' notice, entered and duly
carried out the work, and sent a statement of the expenses incurred
thereby to Mr. R. T.
The expenses not being paid the Council took proceedings to
recover the cost of the work, and were successful.
Drainage of Schools.
During the year the drains of the following schools were reconstructed
according to an arrangement between the London County
Council and the Managers of the Schools:—
Hampstead School, Holly Bush Vale.
Christ Church School, Hampstead Square.
Trinity School, Finchley Road.
Emmanuel School, Mill Lane.
Complaints as to Sewer Ventilators.
During the year, 86 complaints of smells from surface ventilators
were received, as compared with 90 in 1905. This number does
not include those complaints which were sent direct to the Borough
Engineer.
Copies of these 86 complaints were sent to the Borongh
Engineer.
During the year Webb's Patent Sewer Gas Destructor Lamps
were fixed in the following situations:—
Maygrove Road.
Iverson Road, by Maygrove Road.
Fordwych Road.
The London County Council have provided an additional
Webb's lamp at the junction of Willow Road and Christ Church
Road, to ventilate the Fleet sewer.
Reeves' Chemical Apparatus have been placed as follows:—
Aldred Road.
Mill Lane.
Hillfield Road.
Fordwych Road.