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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 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE V. (This table was suggested by the Medical Officer of Health to the County of London in order to secure uniformity of tabulation in the Annual Reports of the Medical Officers of Health of the Metropolitan Boroughs.)
| PREMISES. | Number on register at end of 1913. | Number added in 1914. | Number removed in 1914. | On register at end of 1914. | Number of inspections 1911. | Number of prosecutions, 1914. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milkshops | 102 | — | 4 | 98 | 395 | — |
| Houses let in lodgings | 369 | 36 | — | 405 | 524 | — |
| Ice cream premises | 81 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 208 | — |
Slaughter-houses —
| Number of inspections | 43 |
| „ of notices | nil |
| Offensive Trades — | |
| Number of inspections | nil |
| „ of notices | nil |
| Smoke Nuisances— | |
| Number of observations | 38 |
| ,, of nuisances and complaints | 20 |
| „ of notices | 3 |
| ,, of summonses | nil |
| Housing of the Working Classes— | |
| Number of houses inspected | 14 |
| „ dealt with under section 15 of the Housing, Town | |
| Planning, etc., Act, 1909 | nil |
| „ of representations | 9 |
| ,, of closing orders | 9 |
| ,, of houses remedied without closing orders | 5 |
| , remedied after closing orders | nil |
| ,, of houses demolished (These houses were demolished after closing orders had been made) | 5 |
| ,, in respect of which closing orders had been made, empty at end of year . | 4 |