Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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12. 22, Dyssell Street.—A strip of wood has
become detached from the remaining portion of the
board, leaving an opening 1-inch wide and about 10inches
long.
Inspected previously
1908.
13. 26, Dyssell Street.—First floor kitchen stove
dilapidated, no door to copper stove. The sink is not
used, tenant obtains his water from tap in yard. One
window sash in F.F.F. has broken sashlines, the others
are in order. The cupboard door is off its hinges in
F.F.B. W.C. seat requires re-fixing. Floor of w.c.
is wet owing to the down pipe from flushing cistern
being defectively connected to pan. The paving is
dilapidated at w.c. The G.F. rooms are unoccupied.
Inspected previously
1908.
14. 18, Dyssell Street.—Hearth broken of
G.F.F. room. A hole in floor in G.F.B. room
covered with zinc. Ceilings and paint are in fair condition.
The cement rendering round top of copper
dilapidated. The kitchen is not used by tenant but
by agent to store his building material for estate repairs.
The cement floor of back passage is not
broken but is uneven. The ceiling over back passage
has been removed and the joists whitewashed.
15. 41, Dyssell Street.—No such number in
street.