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Stoke Newington 1908

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

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72
INTIMATION NOTICES SERVED.
(Sec. 3, Public Health Act, 1891.)
After house-to-house inspection 347
After inspection on account of complaint 155
After infectious illness 96
With reference to stables and mews 4
,, ,, milkshops, dairies and cowsheds -
,, ,, bakehouses 8
,, ,, factories and workshops 71
,, ,, slaughter houses 8
After sundry other inspections 210
894
STATUTORY NOTICES SERVED.
Twenty-two statutory notices, authorised by your Committee,
were served under Sec. 4, Public Health Act, 1891.
NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS
REMEDIED.
Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed 217
Dampness in dwellings remedied 83
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, See., repaired 38
Bell-traps and small dip-traps removed and replaced by stoneware
gulleys 6
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted
Public-house urinals cleansed 57
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s with
insufficient water supply made satisfactory 86
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 134
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 19
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 2
W.c.'s removed to more sanitary positions 4
Carried forward 646