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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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| Brought forward | 934 |
| Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over gullies | 88 |
| Defective waste-pipes repaired | 38 |
| Foul drinking water-cisterns cleansed | 4 |
| Drinking water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with proper coverings | 5 |
| Defects in water-cisterns remedied | 7 |
| New portable dust-bins provided | 84 |
| Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the bye-laws of the London County Council | 68 |
| Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired | 48 |
| Foul drains cleansed | 2 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and made to discharge over gully traps | 1 |
| Proper water-supply provided to tenements | 5 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 102 |
| Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 86 |
| Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed | 3 |
| Ventilation under floors improved | 27 |
| Overcrowding abated | 1 |
| Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed | 22 |
| Appropriate action taken in cases of rat infestation | 54 |
| Drains exposed to trace rats | 9 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 8 |
| Foul ditches cleansed | 1 |
| Nuisances abated from the improper keeping of animals.. | 8 |
| Total | 1,605 |