Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health page 24

Hampstead 1926

Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health

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These inspections were occasioned by various causes, e.g., 702 complaints
received and investigated; special inspections; examinations
after occurrence of infectious disease; sanitary works, voluntary or
otherwise, in progress (683 deposits of plans and particulars for redrainage
and other sanitary work were received during 1926).
Total number of Notices served during the year: —
(1) Informal (i.e., intimations), 836; (2) Statutory, 640.

Table: The improvement resulting from the service of these Notices may be gauged in some measure by the following list; but much of the work of the staff does not readily admit of tabulation.

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The improvement resulting from the service of these Notices may be gauged in some measure by the following list; but much of the work of the staff does not readily admit of tabulation.

General Conditions—
Houses or parts of houses cleansed (excluding verminous rooms)	457
Dampness in houses or parts of houses abated	210
Dilapidated „ „ „ repaired	403
Overcrowding—
Rooms found overcrowded	2
Overcrowding abated (rooms) after service of notice	2
„ ,, without service of notice	-
Underground Rooms—
Found illegally occupied	34
Closed, or illegal occupation discontinued	10
Made to conform	24
Below Floors—
Spaces below floors in the basement or ground floors ventilated	48
Roofs—
Roofs repaired	192
Gutterings—
Gutterings repaired or renewed	221
Rainwater Pipes—
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed	394
„ „ disconnected from drains	134
„ „ „ „ soil-pipes	31

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Table: The improvement resulting from the service of these Notices may be gauged in some measure by the following list; but much of the work of the staff does not readily admit of tabulation.