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Hampton 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]

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Hampton Urban District Council.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES
For the Year ended December 31st, 1910.
To the Chairman and, Members of the Hampton Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,—

I beg to present my Fourteenth Annual Report on the work carried out as your Inspector of Nuisances during the year 1910.

Inspections:
Complaints received and attended to39
Number of premises inspected owing to complaints42
Number of houses inspected owing to infectious disease69
House-to-house inspections95
Other inspections301
Premises under periodical inspection62
Number of re-inspections after order or notice1919
Total inspections and re-inspections2426
Notices:
Letters written105
Cautionary or intimation notices given156
Statutory notices served4
ProsecutionsNone
Dwelling-Houses:
Premises cleansed, repaired, etc.27
House demolished1
Roofs repaired8
Eaves gutters repaired23
Rain-water pipes repaired13
Sites covered with concrete2
Ventilation below floors provided8
Damp-proof courses inserted6
Washhouses paved6
New movable dustbins provided30
Schools:
Number in district6
Frequency of inspectionMonthly
Number found defective2
Slaughter-Houses:
Number on the Register5
Number of visits paid68
Frequency of limewashingQuarterly
Refuse removed1
Water closets amended2