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Stoke Newington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR FOR THE
YEAR 1908.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Stoke N ewington.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present my Annual Report for the year ending
31st December, 1908 :—
HOUSES AND PREMISES INSPECTED.
| By house-to-house inspection | 690 |
| Upon complaint, under Sec. 107 (3), Public Health Act, 1891 | 167 |
| After notification of infectious disease | 312 |
| After Notices from builders, under Bye-law 14 (London County Council) | 164 |
| Stables and mews | 449 |
| Slaughter houses | 110 |
| Milkshops, dairies and cowsheds | 41 |
| Bakehouses | 27 |
| Factories and workshops | 299 |
| Other premises inspected | 1,746 |
| 4,005 | |
| Re-inspections made to examine and test work | 6,039 |
| Total inspections | 10,044 |