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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 1923
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Water Closets—continued—
| Water closet apparatus repaired or renewed | 514 |
| unstopped | 1 |
| „ „ cleansed | 4 |
| „ „ provided with proper water supply | 39 |
| „ flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 327 |
| Drains— | |
| Drains repaired or renewed | 537 |
| „ cleansed | 81 |
| „ unstopped | 50 |
| „ ventilated | 71 |
| Manholes— | |
| Manholes repaired or renewed | 315 |
| Ventilating Pipes— | |
| Ventilating pipes of drains repaired or renewed | 49 |
| Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 124 |
| Soil Pipes— | |
| Soil pipes repaired or renewed | 249 |
| „ ventilated | 15 |
| Gullies and Surface Drains— | |
| Gully traps removed from improper positions | 45 |
| „ cleansed | 5 |
| Inlets or surface drains trapped | 22 |
| Paving and drainage of Washhouses, Areas, Yards, &c.— | |
| Washhouse or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 23 |
| Areas cleansed | 14 |
| Area paving repaired or renewed | 190 |
| Areas drained | 48 |
| Yards or other open spaces paved | 105 |
| Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed. | 222 |
| Yards or other open spaces drained | 67 |
| Buildings in which horses, &c, are kept; floors paved or repaired | 1 |
| Refuse and Receptacles— | |
| Dust bins provided | 569 |
| Fixed ashpits removed | 3 |
| Accumulations or deposits of refuse removed | 780 |
| Manure receptacles amended | 2 |
| Nuisances from the improper deposit of trade refuse abated | 1 |