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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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Number of visits to laundries 23
Number of visits to factories. 19
Written notices served respecting defects 2
Workshops cleansed and whitewashed 7
Bakehouses limewashed All every six months
Drains amended 3
Sanitary convenience cleansed 1
Flushing cisterns repaired 2
Outworkers lists received from residents 3
Outworkers list received from outside the district 1
Names of outworkers sent to other authorities 3
Notices received from Factory Inspector 3
Offensive Trades.
Number in district 1
Number of inspections 5
Effluvium nuisance abated 1
Drainage.
The following is a summary of works executed under this
heading:—
Drains tested, exposed, &c. 4
Number found defective 2
Drains cleared 75
Drains repaired 10
Drains reconstructed 4
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted 10
New ventilating pipes fixed 3
Soil and ventilating pipes repaired 4
Cesspools abolished. 4
Urinals cleansed. 5
New water closets fixed 5
Water closets cleansed. 11
Water closets repaired. 6
New flushing cisterns provided 4
Flushing cisterns repaired 23