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
Hampton 1910
[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 |