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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 1907

Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health

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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 1907 the number of dwellings certified was 12, as compared
with 71 in 1906.

Table: The following is a list of the dwellings certified, with the date of the certificate.

The following is a list of the dwellings certified, with the date of the certificate.

Premises.No. of Dwellings.Date of Certificate.
1907.
1, 2, Holmdale Mansions, Holm-dale Road225th April.
1, Kenmare Mansions, Gondar Gardens14th May.
4, 5, South Mansions, Gondar Gardens24th May.
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, Holmdale Mansions, Holmdale Road57th May.
6, Kenmare Mansions, Gondar Gardens130th July.
6, Soutn Mansions, Gondar Gar dens130th July.

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Underground Rooms.
Nine underground rooms were found to be illegally occupied
during 1907, the streets in which the rooms were found being as
follows:—
West End Lane
Finchley Road
Heath Street
Willow Terrace
Netherwood Street
Two of these rooms were closed, four were altered to fulfil the
requirements of the Public Health Act relating to underground
rooms, and three became the subject of legal proceedings which
have been taken to the High Court for a decision. Seven of the