London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hackney 1891

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1891

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Cesspools emptied and filled up 5
Choked drains cleansed, repaired, or reconstructed 634
Number of Premises in which choked Water-closet
Pans were released, or broken Pans removed 239
Number of Premises in which Yards were drained 23
Number of Premises in which new Traps were provided 919
Number of Premises in which Sinks were disconnected
from the drains 388
Number of Premises in which Stack Pipes were cut
off from drains 247
Total number of Nuisances from defective
means of drainage abated 2455
Number of Premises in which Yards were newly paved
or the paving relaid 585
Number of Premises in which Dust Bins were provided
or old Dust Bins repaired 1103
Number of Houses repaired, whitewashed, &c. 2912
Number of Houses in which the Ventilation has been
improved 23
Leaky Roofs repaired 371
4994
Number of Water-closets to which a supply of water
has been given 216
Number of Houses supplied by Closet-cistern in which
a Flushing box was provided 174
Number of Closets supplied by butt only, and Cistern
substituted 4
Number of Closets in which defective apparatus was
repaired 954
Number of Screw-down Taps and lengths of Pipe
provided to enable occupiers to draw water from
the main supply pipe of the house 141
1489
Total number of Nuisances from defects
in houses 8938
Carried forward 8938