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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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| Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and | 2 |
| Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved | |
| Dirty yards cleansed | 1 |
| Yards drained | 2 |
| Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material | 46 |
| Gully and other traps inside houses removed | 2 |
| Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge in open-air over proper syphon gullies | 1 |
| Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over gullies | 28 |
| Defective waste-pipes repaired | 36 |
| Foul water-cisterns cleansed | 11 |
| Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with proper coverings | 4 |
| Defects in water-cisterns remedied | 13 |
| New portable dust-bins provided | 110 |
| Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the bye-laws of the London County Council | 42 |
| Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired | 49 |
| Drains ventilated in accordance with bye-laws | 3 |
| Foul drains cleansed | 1 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and made to discharge over gully traps | 2 |
| Proper water-supply provided to tenements | 2 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 178 |
| Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 144 |
| Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed | 22 |
| Dirty walls of workshops and workrooms cleansed | 2 |
| Ventilation under floors improved | 10 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 1 |
| Nuisance from Emission of smoke | 1 |
| Carried forward | 1,689 |