Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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) Acr, 1891).— Numbered 39 as follows:—
Dwelling Houses | 36 |
Shops and Dwelling Houses | 1 |
Tenements | 1 |
Factories | 1 |
39 |
In one of these cases the Committee authorised the issue of a Summons.
Result of the Service of Notices ; Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
Premises cleansed | 246 |
Dampness in dwellings remedied | 277 |
Dilapidated walls, ceilings, etc., repaired | 117 |
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed | 14 |
Public house urinal cleansed (after intimation) | 1 |
Flushing cisterns to w.c's provided or repaired, and w.c's with insufficient water supply made satisfactory | 36 |
Defective w.c. pans and traps removed and replaced by modern apparatus | 55 |
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared | 13 |
External ventilation to w.c's improved | 7 |
Improperly constructed w.c's made to comply with Bye-laws | 2 |
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 | 12 |
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated andSoil-pipes improperly ventilated improved | 3 |
Dirty yards cleansed | 7 |
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material | 20 |
Carried forward: | 816 |