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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 1924
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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made, some of the premises have ceased to be used as dwellings,
several have been pulled down, and others, for various reasons, have
been removed from the lists. The final corrected numbers should be
234 and 597 respectively.
The following tabular statement shows the progress that has been made with these two lists of properties.
| Premises in areas which are being or may have to be dealt with as unhealthy, under Parts I or 11 of the Housing Act, 1890. | Estimated cost of work executed. | Insanitary houses (other than houses in unhealthy areas) which are seriously defective, but which can be made habitable. | Estimated cost of work executed | Total No. of houses. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of premises included in report on Survev of 1919 | 234 | 597 | 831 | ||
| No. restored to a sanitary condition in 1921 | 23 | £1393 | 94 | £4979 | 117 |
| No. restored to a sanitary condition in 1922 | 21 | £683 | 141 | £5451 | 162 |
| No. restored to a sanitary condition in 1923 | 46 | £1045 | 172 | £6025 | 218 |
| No. restored to a sanitary condition in 1924 | 111 | £3379 | 103 | £5047 | 214 |
| Remaining at 1st Jan., 1925 | 33 | — | 87 | — | 120 |
On the 1st January, 1925, there were, therefore, 120 premises
out of the original 831, in respect of which schedules had been served,
but the work had not been completed.
As will be seen by the table, of the 214 premises completed during
the year, 103 were in the list of 597 houses that were reported to the