Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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Articles seized or surrendered and destroyed:— | |
1 trunk of codfish about 6olbs. | |
1 mat of cauliflowers. | |
1 ox liver, 1 pair of ox lungs, 1 Mesentery. | |
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops. | |
Number of cowsheds in the district | 7 |
Number of milch cows kept | 122 |
Number of dairies and milkshops in District | 6 |
Number of visits paid | 21 |
Cowsheds cleansed and limewashed | 5 |
Nuisance from pigs abated | 1 |
Drains amended | 2 |
Offensive Trades: | |
Number in District | 1 |
Number of inspections | 2 |
Nuisances found | None |
Drains tested, exposed, etc. | 10 |
Number found defective | 4 |
Drains cleared | 121 |
Drains repaired | 21 |
Drains trapped | 3 |
Drains reconstructed | 8 |
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 16 |
New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed | 6 |
Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired | 16 |
New stoneware sink fixed | 1 |
New waste pipes fixed | 6 |
waste pipes repaired | 3 |
Urinal cleansed | 1 |
Waste and rain pipes disconnected from drains | 5 |
Cesspools emptied and abolished | 11 |
New water closets erected | 3 |
New water closet apparatus fixed | 13 |
Water closets cleansed or repaired | 13 |
Closets supplied with water or supply improved | 26 |
Cisterns cleansed or covered | 6 |
New water waste preventers fixed | 9 |
Water waste preventers repaired | 17 |
Tents, Vans, &c.: | |
Number observed during the year | 37 |
Number removed from the District | 37 |
The ground used as a camping place by gipsies is now enclosed by a wire fence. | |
Sundry other Nuisances abated: | |
Smoke | 1 |
Overcrowding | 2 |
Accumulations of Refuse | 8 |
Animals improperly kept | 8 |
Foul pond | 1 |
Stable paved and drained | 1 |