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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 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Waste Pipes— | |
| Waste pipes of sinks trapped | 252 |
| ,, ,, repaired, or renewed | 249 |
| „ „ unstopped | 4 |
| „ of lavatories trapped | 165 |
| „ „ repaired or renewed | 203 |
| „ „ unstopped | 3 |
| ,, of baths disconnected from drains | 1 |
| „ „ trapped | 123 |
| „ „ repaired or renewed | 154 |
| „ „ unstopped | 5 |
| Water supply re-instated | 11 |
| Additional water supply provided to tenement houses | 26 |
| No. of tenement houses dealt with | 18 |
| Domestic supplies disconnected from cistcrns for flushing w.c's. | 1 |
| Additional sinks provided to tenement houses | 28 |
| No. of tenement houses dealt with | 19 |
| Sinks provided (in addition to above) | 263 |
| Lavatory basins provided | 352 |
| Baths provided | 223 |
| Water cisterns repaired or renewed | 12 |
| „ removed from improper positions | 11 |
| „ cleansed | 41 |
| „ fitted with close fitting covers | 36 |
| Water closet accommodation provided | 2 |
| Additional water closet accommodation provided | 81 |
| Separate and sufficient provided for each sex | 1 |
| Water closets removed from improper positions | 17 |
| „ provided with proper and sufficient external ventilation | 110 |
| Improperly constructed water closet apparatus removed and new provided | 19 |
| Water closet apparatus repaired or renewed | 479 |
| „ „ unstopped | 1 |
| „ „ cleansed | 11 |
| ,, „ provided with proper water supply | 89 |
| „ flushing cisterns repaired or renewed | 217 |