London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Separate Flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously flushed directly from dietary cistern... | 2 |
| Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation | 7 |
| Defective soil-pipes reconstructed | 71 |
| Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated | 216 |
| Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved | |
| Dirty yards cleansed | 13 |
| Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material | 59 |
| Gulley and other traps inside houses removed | 33 |
| Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge in open-air over proper syphon gulleys | 16 |
| Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over gulleys | 182 |
| Defective waste-pipes repaired | 10 |
| Foul water-cisterns cleansed | |
| Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with proper coverings | 102 |
| Defects in water-cisterns remedied | 7 |
| Defective dust-bins pulled down and new portable dust-bins provided | 104 |
| Defective drainage re-constructed in accordance with the bye-laws of London County Council | 354 |
| Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired | 154 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and made to discharge over gulley-traps | 26 |
| Proper water supply provided to houses | 10 |
| Defective roofs repaired | 58 |
| Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 52 |
| Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed | 22 |
| Dirty walls of work-rooms cleansed | 55 |
| Proper manure receptacles provided (London County Council bye-laws) | 5 |
| Cases of over-crowding abated | 12 |
| Carried forward | 2,207 |