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Stoke Newington 1909

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

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78
INTIMATION NOTICES SERVED.
(Sec. 3, Public Health Act, 1891.)
After house-to-house inspection 270
After inspection 0n account of complaint 129
After infectious illness 51
With reference to stables and mews 5
„ „ milkshops, dairies and cowsheds 6
„ „ bakehouses 12
„ „ factories and workshops 59
„ slaughter houses —
After sundry other inspections 168
700
STATUTORY NOTICES SERVED.
Twenty-six 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 190
Dampness in dwellings remedied 79
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, &c., repaired 34
Bell-traps and small dip-traps removed and replaced by stoneware
gulleys 51
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted
Public-house urinals cleansed 63
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s with
insufficient water supply made satisfactory 63
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 109
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 18
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 2
W.c.'s removed to more sanitary positions . 1
Carried forward 549