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 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Inlets or surface drains trapped | 10 |
| Wash house or scullery paving repaired or renewed | 25 |
| Areas cleansed | |
| Area paving repaired or renewed | 161 |
| Areas drained | 34 |
| Yards or other open spaces paved | 110 |
| Paving of yards or other open spaces repaired or renewed | 200 |
| Yards or other open spaces drained | 41 |
| Buildings in which horses, &c., are kept; floors paved or repaired | 7 |
| Dust bins provided | 541 |
| „ „ cleansed | 1 |
| Fixed ashpits removed | 9 |
| Accumulations or deposits of refuse removed | 571 |
| Manure receptacles amended | 1 |
| Nuisances from the improper keeping of animals abated (cat, fowls and rabbits) | 8 |
| Number of nuisances and complaints | 5 |
| ,, of observations | 7 |
| „ of notices | — |
| „ of summonses | — |
| Number of cleansings of adults | 4 |
| „ of cleansings of children | 1142 |
| Number of verminous rooms cleansed | 31 |
| „ houses concerned | 19 |
| Number of houses or parts of houses and contents disinfected | 1391 |
| „ of verminous rooms disinfected | 54 |
| „ „ articles of clothing disinfected | 55 |
| „ „ beds disinfected | 18 |
| „ of persons accommodated at Shelter | — |