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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 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: INTIMATION NOTICES SERVED. (Sec. 3, Public Health Act, 1891.)

INTIMATION NOTICES SERVED. (Sec. 3, Public Health Act, 1891.)

After house-to-house inspection439
After inspection on account of complaint170
After infectious illness80
With reference to stables and mews31
„ „ milkshops, dairies and cowsheds2
„ „ bakehousesNil.
,, ,, factories and workshops83
After sundry other inspections242
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STATUTORY NOTICES SERVED.
Thirty-one statutory notices were authorised by your Committee
to be served under Sec. 4, Public Health Act, 1891.

Table: NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED.

NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED.

Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed113
Dampness in dwellings corrected70
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, &c., repaired28
Bell-traps and small dip-traps removed and replaced by syphon gulleys52
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted | Public-house urinals cleansed129
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s with insufficient water supply made satisfactory118
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by approved patterns193
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared25
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved19
W.c.'s removed to more sanitary positions9
Carried forward756