London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Water-closets—con.
| Apparatus cleansed | 37 |
| „ provided with proper water supply | 34 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 303 |
| Manholes— | |
| Repaired or renewed | 625 |
| Drains— | |
| Repaired or renewed | 785 |
| Cleansed | 75 |
| Unstopped | 51 |
| Ventilated | 133 |
| Ventilating pipe of drains— | |
| Carried to a sufficient height above windows | 12 |
| Repaired or renewed | 65 |
| Fresh-air inlets repaired or renewed | 172 |
| Soil pipes— | |
| Repaired or renewed | 335 |
| Ventilated | 31 |
| Gullies and surface drains— | |
| Gully traps removed from improper positions | 49 |
| „ „ cleansed | 15 |
| Inlets or surface drains trapped | 11 |
| Paving and draining Washhouses, Areas, Yards, &c. | |
| Washhouse or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 38 |
| Areas cleansed | 5 |
| Area paving repaired or renewed | 180 |
| Areas drained | 37 |
| Yards or other open spaces paved | 191 |
| Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed | 168 |
| Yards or other open spaces drained | 83 |
| Floors of buildings in which horses, &c., are kept, paved or repaired | 47 |
| Refuse and Receptacles— | |
| Dustbins provided | 282 |
| „ repaired | 1 |
| „ cleansed | 1 |
| Fixed ashpits removed | 37 |