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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
Stoke Newington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Statutory Notices Served (under Sec. 4 P.H. (London) Act, 1891). —Numbered 76 as follows
| Dwelling Houses | 73 |
| Shops and Dwelling Houses | 1 |
| Tenements | 2 |
| 76 |
In 17 of these cases the Committee authorised the issue of
Summonses.
Result of the Service of Notices; Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
| Premises cleansed | 303 |
| Dampness in dwellings remedied | 339 |
| Dilapidated walls, ceilings, etc., repaired | 192 |
| Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed | 22 |
| Public house urinals cleansed (after intimation) | 2 |
| Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s with insufficient water supply made satisfactory | 16 |
| Defective w.c. pans and traps removed and replaced by modern apparatus | 57 |
| Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared | 14 |
| External ventilation to w.c.'s improved | 7 |
| Improperly constructed w.c.'s made to comply with Bv-laws | 4 |
| Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation | 3 |
| Defective soil-pipes repaired or reconstructed | 3 |
| Defective ventilating pipes reconstructed or repaired | 14 |
| Carried forward | 976 |