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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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682 informal notices (i.e., intimations) relating to 608 premises
and 175 statutory notices relating to 127 premises were served during
the year.
Details of work, etc., supervised or action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors may be summarised as follows :—
| Registered Tenement Houses. | Premises not registered as tenement houses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Underground rooms. Closed, or illegal occupation discontinued | 1 | 1 |
| Made to conform | 2 | 3 |
| Verminous conditions.Rooms disinfested | 37 | 7 |
| Number of houses concerned | 25 | 4 |
| Beds and bedding disinfested | 10 | — |
| Floors of rooms cleansed | 13 | 17 |
| Animals. Nuisances from improper keeping on the premises abated | — | 2 |
| Drainage systems, &c. Drainage systems repaired or renewed, partly or wholly | 24 | 52 |
| Plumbing defects remedied (soil pipes, waste pipes, &c.) | 51 | 60 |
| Roofs, rainwater pipes and gutters repaired or renewed | 171 | 87 |
| Water supply. Water supply provided to tenements or separate lettings | 13 | 30 |
| Number of houses concerned | 10 | 25 |
| Sinks provided to tenements or separate lettings | 5 | 98 |
| Number of houses concerned | 5 | 40 |
| Water cisterns cleansed or covered | 10 | 12 |
| Water-closets. Additional provided | 1 | 19 |
| Removed from improper position | — | 2 |
| Flushing cisterns repaired | 34 | 32 |
| Yards, &c. Paving, &c. Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained | 5 | 7 |
| Paving of yards or open spaces repaired | 28 | 11 |
| Bathrooms. New provided | — | 23 |
| Dust bins. | ||
| Repaired or renewed | 22 | 38 |
| Cleansing. Houses or parts cleansed (excluding verminous rooms ) | 296 | 104 |
| Number of rooms concerned | 431 | 178 |
| Dampness. Dampness in houses or parts abated | 184 | 55 |
| Miscellaneous. Window cords repaired or renewed | 139 | 61 |
| Window fittings repaired or renewed | 153 | 21 |
| Filth and refuse removed from rooms . | 3 | 1 |
| Washing (of clothes) accommodation provided | 4 | — |
| Coppers repaired or renewed | 14 | 12 |
| Suitably ventilated food cupboards provided | 80 | 4 |
| Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed | 29 | 6 |
| Common staircases repaired | 29 | 20 |
| Common staircases provided with adequate means of artificial light | 5 | 7 |
| Dilapidated houses or parts repaired | 341 | 59 |
| Smoke nuisances. Complaints received Refuse. | 1 | 1 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 18 | 34 |