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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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Ventilation below floors provided 20
Damp-proof courses inserted in walls 19
Windows made to open 5
Through ventilation to rooms provided 6
Yards paved 12
Yards drained 3
Water laid on from main service 1
Cisterns cleansed and covered 4
New sanitary dustbins provided 18
Schools.
Number in District 5
Frequency of inspection Monthly
Drain reconstructed 1
New water closet fixed 1
Water closets repaired 3
Slaughter Houses.
Number on the Register 5
Number of visits paid 95
Frequency of limewashing Quarterly
Contravention of Bye-laws 1
Nuisances abated 4
Unsound Food.
Articles seized or surrendered and destroyed 2
1 trunk of whiting about 561bs , box of kippers
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
Number of cowsheds in district 7
Average number of milch cows kept 100
Number of dairies and milkshops 6
Number of visits paid 31
Cowsheds limewashed May and October
Contravention of Regulations None
Offensive Trades.
Number in District 1
Number of inspections 2
Nuisances found None