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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Water supply provided to separate lettings | 407 |
| Number of houses concerned | 260 |
| Sinks provided to separate lettings | 420 |
| Number of houses concerned | 264 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or covered | 19 |
| Water-Closets. | 229 |
| Additional provided | |
| Removed from improper position | 14 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired | 115 |
| Yards, &c., Paving, &c. | |
| Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained or repaired | 107 |
| Bathrooms. | |
| New provided | 332 |
| Dust Bins. | 590 |
| Repaired or renewed |
Work, etc., supervised or action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors, whether under notice or voluntary, at Registered tenement Houses:—
| Totals | |
|---|---|
| Overcrowding. | |
| Number of rooms found overcrowded | 12 |
| Cases abated (rooms) after service of notice | — |
| Cases abated (rooms) without service of notice | 1 |
| Underground sleeping rooms. | |
| Illegally occupied—found, or brought to the Inspectors' notice | 5 |
| Closed or illegal occupation discontinued | 1 |
| Made to conform | 3 |
| Verminous conditions. | |
| Rooms disinfested | 87 |
| Number of houses concerned | 52 |
| Beds and bedding disinfested | 31 |
| Floors of rooms cleansed | 51 |
| Animals. | |
| Nuisances from improper keeping in rooms abated | 1 |
| Nuisances from improper keeping on the premises abated | 1 |
| Drainage systems, &c. | |
| Drainage systems repaired or renewed, partly or wholly | 41 |
| Plumbing defects remedied (soil pipes, waste pipes, &c.) | 93 |
| Roofs, rainwater pipes and gutters repaired or renewed | 237 |
| Water supply. | |
| Water supply provided to tenements | 46 |
| Number of houses concerned | 37 |
| Sinks provided to tenements | 48 |
| Number of houses concerned | 39 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or covered | 18 |
| Water-Closets. | |
| Additional provided | 1 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired | 71 |
| Yards, &c., Paving, &c. | |
| Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained or repaired | 63 |
| Bathrooms. | |
| New provided | 1 |
| Dust Bins. | |
| Repaired or renewed | 135 |
| Miscellaneous. | |
| Window cords repaired or renewed | 408 |
| Window fittings repaired or renewed | 226 |
| Filth and refuse removed from rooms | 26 |
| Washing (of clothes) accommodation provided | 4 |