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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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 | 44 |
Defective waste-pipes repaired | 32 |
Foul water-cisterns cleansed | 3 |
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with proper coverings | 7 |
Defects in water-cisterns remedied | 9 |
New portable dust-bins provided | 92 |
Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the bye-laws of the London County Council | 47 |
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired | 70 |
Foul drains cleansed | 10 |
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and made to discharge over gully traps | 1 |
Proper water-supply provided to tenements | 11 |
Defective roofs repaired | 148 |
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 89 |
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed | 3 |
Ventilation under floors improved | 22 |
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 1 |
Nuisance from emission of smoke | 2 |
Overcrowding abated | 5 |
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed | 22 |
Appropriate action taken in cases of rat infestation | 18 |
Drains exposed to trace rats | 5 |
Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 18 |
Total: | 1,476 |