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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 1913

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

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General character of the defects found to exist.
Arrangements for preventing the contamination of water
supply 4
Closet accommodation 7
Drainage 7
Conditions of dwelling-houses in regard to: —
Light 7
Free circulation of air 7
Dampness —
Cleanliness 5
Conditions of yards or out-houses in regard to:—
Paving 7
Drainage 7
Sanitary condition 7
Arrangements for the deposit of refuse and ashes 7
Any defects in other matters which may tend to render the
dwelling-houses dangerous or injurious to the health of
the inhabitants 7

Table: Underground Rooms. The following statement sets forth the action taken during 1913 in regard to underground rooms that were found to be illegally occupied.

Underground Rooms. The following statement sets forth the action taken during 1913 in regard to underground rooms that were found to be illegally occupied.

No. of Houses.No. of rooms found to be occupied in contravention of See. 17 of Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909.No. of these rooms that were also occupied contrary to the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.Illegal occupations discontinuedStructural works necessary to make rooms comply either completed or well in hand before the end of the year.No. of Rooms.
Represented by Medical Officer of Health under Sec. 17.Closing Orders made by Council, under Sec. 17.
7410177277422

Table: The structural defects, and the number of rooms in which the defects were found, were as follows : —

The structural defects, and the number of rooms in which the defects were found, were as follows : —

Want of Proper Area.Want of proper Damp-proof Courses.Space beneath floor insufficiently ventilated.Site not Concreted.Defective Drains.
6279928.361