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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS

Inspections:-
Housing defects798
Loans for house purchase162
Improvement grants112
Housing Act, 1957. Repair of unfit houses(Sec.9)10
Demolition & Closing Order8
Overcrowding79
Housing Act, 1961. Houses in multi-occupation606
Rent Act, 1957. Certificates of Disrepair1
House-to-House608
Underground rooms (other than Closing Orders)15
Accumulations of refuse121
Dustbins40
Nuisance from trees33
Nuisance from bonfires19
Improper keeping of animals3
Noise40
Smoke (Timed observations)84
Other nuisances111
Re-inspections:5,816
Inspections:
Schools13
Public Buildings, Hospitals, etc.4
Clubs, Institutions, etc.1
Offices, Business premises2
Bombed site or open space10
Mews or Stable Yard54
Private Roads or Passageways29
Re-inspections:175
Inspections:
Drainage work: Under Notice28
Voluntary338
Installation of Heating Apparatus78
Housing Applications257
Aged or Infirm Persons248
Infectious Disease198
Enquiries: Smokeless Zones17,923
Infestations: Rodent1,239
Other200
Re-inspections:3,533