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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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21
Yards paved 2
Yard drained 1
New cistern provided 1
Cisterns cleansed, covered, &c. 8
New sanitary dustbins provided 10
Schools.
Number in district 5
Frequency of inspection Monthly
Defects or nuisances remedied 6
Slaughter Houses.
Number on the register 5
Number of inspections 95
Frequency of limewashing All quarterly
Nuisances abated 6
Unsound Food.
Articles seized or surrendered and destroyed 20
Livers, 2; Mackerel, 18.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
Number of cowkeepers in the district 3
Number of cowsheds 7
Average number of cows kept. 100
Number of dairies and milkshops 6
Number of inspections 36
Frequency of limewashing May and October
Contraventions of Regulations None
Nuisance abated 1
Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901 and 1907.
Number of workshops and workplaces registered 25
Number of retail bakehouses registered 8
Number of laundries registered 9
Number of visits to workshops and workplaces 97
Number of visits to bakehouses 24