London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hampstead 1924

Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Overcrowding—
Rooms found overcrowded 7
Overcrowding abated (rooms) after service of notice 7
„ „ without service of notice —
Underground Rooms —
Found illegally occupied 13
Closed, or illegal occupation discontinued 6
Made to conform 7
Below Floors—
Spaces below floors in the basement or ground floors ventilated 140
Roofs—
Roofs repaired 413
Gutterings—
Grutterings repaired or renewed 435
Rainwater Pipes—
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 453
„ ,, disconnected from drains 31
,, ,, soil-pipes 3
Waste Pipes—
Waste pipes of sinks disconnected from drains 16
„ „ trapped 507
„ „ repaired or renewed 346
,, „ unstopped 3
,, of lavatories disconnected from drains 8
„ „ trapped 416
,, ,, repaired or renewed 310
,, ,, unstopped 1
,, of baths disconnected from drains 16
„ „ trapped 315
„ „ repaired or renewed 230
Water Supply—
Water supply re-instated 9
Water certificates issued for new houses, Sec. 48, Public
Health (London) Act, 1891 8
Additional water supply provided to tenement houses 70
No. of tenement houses dealt with 48